Patents by Inventor Edward Burton

Edward Burton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Power Switches Having Positive-Channel High Dielectric Constant Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistors
    Publication number: 20100214005
    Abstract: Power switch units for microelectronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a microelectronic device may include a functional circuit, and a power switch unit to switch power to the functional circuit on and off. The power switch unit may include a large number of transistors coupled together. The transistors may include predominantly positive-channel, insulated gate field effect transistors, which have a gate dielectric that includes a high dielectric constant material. Power switch units having such transistors may tend to have low power consumption. In an aspect, an overdrive voltage may be applied to the gates of such transistors to further reduce power consumption. Methods of overdriving such transistors and systems including such power switch units are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Richard K. Hose, JR., Edward Burton, Rajesh Kumar
  • Mechanism for adaptively adjusting a direct current loadline in a multi-core processor
    Publication number: 20100169692
    Abstract: A central processing unit (CPU) is disclosed. The CPU includes two or more processing cores and a power control unit to regulate voltage applied to the CPU based upon the number of processing cores that are active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Edward Burton
  • Hard wood strand products
    Patent number: 7740929
    Abstract: A strand lumber or board product based on eucalypt species and an iso-cyanate binder such as PMDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Lignor Limited
    Inventors: Peter Edward Burton, Graham Thomas Coulthard
  • Power switches having positive-channel high dielectric constant insulated gate field effect transistors
    Patent number: 7737770
    Abstract: Power switch units for microelectronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a microelectronic device may include a functional circuit, and a power switch unit to switch power to the functional circuit on and off. The power switch unit may include a large number of transistors coupled together. The transistors may include predominantly positive-channel, insulated gate field effect transistors, which have a gate dielectric that includes a high dielectric constant material. Power switch units having such transistors may tend to have low power consumption. In an aspect, an overdrive voltage may be applied to the gates of such transistors to further reduce power consumption. Methods of overdriving such transistors and systems including such power switch units are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Richard K. Hose, Jr., Edward Burton, Rajesh Kumar
  • VARIABLE TORQUE-RATE TEST JOINT
    Publication number: 20100132481
    Abstract: A variable torque-rate test point for the performance testing of rotary tools for threaded fasteners comprises a screw-threaded bolt (1) having a moment of inertia comparable to that of a bolt to be tightened using the rotary tool. The bolt (1) is tightened in the test joint against a torque-rate adjustment device (6) which can be adjusted to simulate a hard or a soft joint. The adjustment device (6) comprises a washer portion (7) beneath the bolt head (4), at least one spring beam (8) extending from a reaction point (9) radially outwardly of the bolt (1), and a pivotal bearing member (10) or other pivot means at a mid portion of the beam (8). The beam (8) flexes as it extends in cantilever over the pivot point, and that flexure can be adjusted to vary the torque-rate of the test joint by varying the distance between the pivot point and the rotary axis of the bolt (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: CRANE ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventors: Peter William Everitt, Ben William Tyers, Andrew Chapman, Jon Edward Burton
  • POWER CONTROL UNIT WITH DIGITALLY SUPPLIED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20100138683
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide voltage regulation for a processor. Control or configuration parameters for a voltage regulator (VR) are provided digitally over a configuration bus to a VR controller. The parameters may be provided directly from a storage element, or via a processing element or processor core. Based in whole or in part on the parameters, the VR controller provides an output control signal to affect a power output from a power converter to the processing element. In one embodiment, the VR controller is integrated onto the same IC as the processing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: EDWARD A. BURTON, Robert J. Greiner, Anant S. Deval, Douglas R. Huard, Jeremy J. Shrall, Arun R. Ramadorai, Benson D. Inkley, Martin M. Chang
  • Integrated inductor
    Publication number: 20100118501
    Abstract: An inductor and multiple inductors embedded in a substrate (e.g., IC package substrate, board substrate, and/or other substrate) is provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Hazucha, Edward Burton, Trang T. Nguyen, Gerhard Schrom, Fabrice Paillet, Kaladhar Radhakrishnan, Donald S. Gardner, Sung T. Moon, Tanay Karnik
  • Power control unit with digitally supplied system parameters
    Patent number: 7685441
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide voltage regulation for a processor. Control or configuration parameters for a voltage regulator (VR) are provided digitally over a configuration bus to a VR controller. The parameters may be provided directly from a storage element, or via a processing element or processor core. Based in whole or in part on the parameters, the VR controller provides an output control signal to affect a power output from a power converter to the processing element. In one embodiment, the VR controller is integrated onto the same IC as the processing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Burton, Robert J. Greiner, Anant S. Deval, Douglas R. Huard, Jeremy J. Shrall, Arun R. Ramadorai, Benson D. Inkley, Martin M. Chang
  • Spiral shear wood cutter
    Publication number: 20100006684
    Abstract: A rotating browse food producing apparatus intended to produce edible feed stock for ruminants. The present invention incorporates a pair of spiral cutting blades mounted to a rotary machine that drives the cutting blades in a parallel axis located above a fixed reaction surface. Tree branch material is forced between the cutting blades traversing through an arc and a fixed reaction surface. The length of the spiral blades are configured to sever a fixed length portion of the cellulose feed stock to render a product suitable for animal feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Edward Burton
  • Integrated inductor
    Patent number: 7636242
    Abstract: An inductor and multiple inductors embedded in a substrate (e.g., IC package substrate, board substrate, and/or other substrate) is provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Hazucha, Edward Burton, Trang T. Nguyen, Gerhard Schrom, Fabrice Paillet, Kaladhar Radhakrishnan, Donald S. Gardner, Sung T. Moon, Tanay Karnik
  • Mechanism for adaptively adjusting a direct current loadline in a multi-core processor
    Patent number: 7636864
    Abstract: A central processing unit (CPU) is disclosed. The CPU includes two or more processing cores and a power control unit to regulate voltage applied to the CPU based upon the number of processing cores that are active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Edward Burton
  • INDEPENDENT POWER CONTROL OF PROCESSING CORES
    Publication number: 20090313489
    Abstract: Independent power control of two or more processing cores. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention pertains to a technique to place at least one processing core in a power state without coordinating with the power state of one or more other processing cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen H. Gunther, Edward A. Burton, Anant Deval, Stephan Jourdan, Robert Greiner, Michael Cornaby
  • Chemically Curing All-in-One Warm Edge Spacer and Seal
    Publication number: 20090291238
    Abstract: A water release agent that release water over an application temperature range in an amount sufficient to cure a composition is add to a curable composition containing 10 to 65 weight % of a moisture-curable, silane-functional, elastomeric, organic polymer; 0.1 to 3 weight % of a condensation catalyst; and (C) 15 to 25 weight % of a physical drying agent. When used as an edge-seal in an IG unit, the cured product of the composition performs the functions of sealing, bonding, spacing, and desiccating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Edward Burton Scott, Andreas Thomas Wolf
  • VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH SUSPEND MODE
    Publication number: 20090276642
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a central processing unit (CPU) to operate in one or more low power sleep states, and a power converter. The power converter includes phase inductors; and one or more power switches to drive the phase inductors. The one or more power switches are deactivated during the CPU sleep state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Edward Burton, Robert Greiner, Anant Deval, Doug Huard
  • IC with on-die power-gating circuit
    Patent number: 7598630
    Abstract: In some embodiments a semiconductor device is described that includes, on a single die, both a functional circuit and a power-gating circuit. The power-gating circuit may be used to control the power delivered to core circuit elements on the semiconductor device. The power may be provided to and possibly from the power-gating circuit using underutilized die connection elements. Other embodiments are otherwise disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Edward Burton
  • NOISE REDUCING METHODS AND CIRCUITS
    Publication number: 20090248945
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a circuit is provided with a transmitter to generate switching noise during clock events when no transition occurs to reduce data dependent switching noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Navindra Navaratnam, Edward Burton, Mahadev Nemani, Yanmei Tian, Harry Muljono
  • Method and apparatus to lower operating voltages for memory arrays using error correcting codes
    Patent number: 7581154
    Abstract: A method comprising running an error correction code on data and storing the data and the result of the error correction code in memory, running an error correction code on the data when it is read from the memory, comparing the results of the error correction codes on the data from before and after the memory, correcting errors when the comparator determines a difference in the results of the error correction codes and lowering the operating voltage of the memory array while using the error correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nivruti Rai, Anshumali Kumar, Edward Burton, Sunit Tyagi, Jeffrey L. Miller
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACROSS A RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS
    Publication number: 20090089543
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to improve integrated circuit (IC) performance across a range of operating conditions and/or physical constraints are described. In one embodiment, an operating parameter of one or more of processor cores may be adjusted in response to a change in the activity level of processor cores (e.g., the number of active processor cores) and/or a comparison of one or more operating conditions and one or more corresponding threshold values. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen H. Gunther, Stephan Jourdan, Robert Greiner, Edward A. Burton, Anant S. Deval, Michael Cornaby, Jeremy Shrall, Ray Ramadorai
  • Current detection for microelectronic devices using source-switched sensors
    Patent number: 7506184
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for current detection for microelectronic devices using source-switched sensors. An embodiment of a current detector for a microelectronic device includes a first voltage sensor and a second voltage sensor. The first voltage sensor is to measure a first voltage of the microelectronic device during a first time period and a second voltage of the microelectronic device during a second time period. The second voltage sensor is to measure the second voltage during the first time period and the first voltage during the second time period. A voltage value is equal to the sum of the first voltage measured by the first sensor plus the first voltage measured by the second sensor, minus the sum of the second voltage measured by the first sensor plus the second voltage measured by the second sensor. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Burton, Robert Greiner, Anant Deval, Doug Huard, Dave Perchlik
  • IC with fully integrated DC-to-DC power converter
    Patent number: 7482792
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a semiconductor device that includes a functional circuit and a dc-to-dc power converter. The power converter converts, regulates, and filters a DC input voltage to produce a DC output voltage and provides the DC output voltage to the functional circuit. The dc-to-dc power converter has an operating frequency above 10 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Burton, Peter Hazucha, Gerhard Schrom, Rajesh Kumar, Shekhar Y. Borkar