Patents by Inventor Eric Samson

Eric Samson 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).

  • Patent number: 12638971
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses provide for technology that detects an access to memory, wherein the memory is on a discrete graphics device that includes an accelerator, sets an idle hysteresis value of the memory to a first level if the access to the memory is associated with activity in the accelerator, and sets the idle hysteresis value of the memory to a second level if the access to the memory is not associated with the activity in the accelerator, wherein the second level is greater than the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Beuchat, Eric Samson, Josh Mastronarde
  • Publication number: 20250390977
    Abstract: Described herein, in one embodiment, is a graphics processor comprising a plurality of dies integrated in a package, at least one die of the plurality of dies functionally heterogeneous relative to at least one other die of the plurality of dies and manufactured with a different process technology than the at least one other die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Daxer, Stephen H. Gunther, Michael N. Derr, Eric Samson
  • Patent number: 12461585
    Abstract: Described herein, in one embodiment, are techniques to facilitate the partial powerdown of sub-components of an execution unit or other graphics processing resource based on the workload to be executed. In another embodiment, granular dynamic voltage and frequency scaling is enabled in which the voltage and frequency of groups of processing resources within a graphics processor can be separately scaled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Daxer, Stephen H. Gunther, Michael N. Derr, Eric Samson
  • Patent number: 12437355
    Abstract: Described herein, in one embodiment, is a graphics processor comprising a plurality of dies integrated in a package, at least one die of the plurality of dies functionally heterogeneous relative to at least one other die of the plurality of dies and manufactured with a different process technology than the at least one other die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Daxer, Stephen H. Gunther, Michael N. Derr, Eric Samson
  • Publication number: 20250028675
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include software, firmware, and hardware that provides techniques to enable deterministic scheduling across multiple general-purpose graphics processing units. One embodiment provides a multi-GPU architecture with uniform latency. One embodiment provides techniques to distribute memory output based on memory chip thermals. One embodiment provides techniques to enable thermally aware workload scheduling. One embodiment provides techniques to enable end to end contracts for workload scheduling on multiple GPUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: JOYDEEP RAY, SELVAKUMAR PANNEER, SAURABH TANGRI, BEN ASHBAUGH, SCOTT JANUS, ABHISHEK APPU, VARGHESE GEORGE, RAVISHANKAR IYER, NILESH JAIN, PATTABHIRAMAN K, ALTUG KOKER, MIKE MACPHERSON, JOSH MASTRONARDE, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, JAYAKRISHNA P. S, ERIC SAMSON
  • Patent number: 12079155
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include software, firmware, and hardware that provides techniques to enable deterministic scheduling across multiple general-purpose graphics processing units. One embodiment provides a multi-GPU architecture with uniform latency. One embodiment provides techniques to distribute memory output based on memory chip thermals. One embodiment provides techniques to enable thermally aware workload scheduling. One embodiment provides techniques to enable end to end contracts for workload scheduling on multiple GPUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joydeep Ray, Selvakumar Panneer, Saurabh Tangri, Ben Ashbaugh, Scott Janus, Abhishek Appu, Varghese George, Ravishankar Iyer, Nilesh Jain, Pattabhiraman K, Altug Koker, Mike MacPherson, Josh Mastronarde, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Jayakrishna P. S, Eric Samson
  • Publication number: 20240061582
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses provide for technology that detects an access to memory, wherein the memory is on a discrete graphics device that includes an accelerator, sets an idle hysteresis value of the memory to a first level if the access to the memory is associated with activity in the accelerator, and sets the idle hysteresis value of the memory to a second level if the access to the memory is not associated with the activity in the accelerator, wherein the second level is greater than the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Beuchat, Eric Samson, Josh Mastronarde
  • Publication number: 20240053789
    Abstract: A system that includes first circuitries to operate at a first clock frequency, second circuitries to operate at a second clock frequency, and circuitry to adjust the first and second clock frequencies. In some examples, the circuitry is to selectively adjust the first and second clock frequencies provided to the respective first circuitries and the second circuitries according to a target ratio based on temperature and power consumption of the first circuitries and the second circuitries, wherein the target ratio is based on clock frequencies of the first circuitries and the second circuitries, stall time of the first circuitries, and dynamic capacitance of the first circuitries and the second circuitries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Marc BEUCHAT, Eric SAMSON, Philip MEYER, Namita SHARMA, Pallavi T J
  • Publication number: 20230334613
    Abstract: Described herein, in one embodiment, is a graphics processor comprising a plurality of dies integrated in a package, at least one die of the plurality of dies functionally heterogeneous relative to at least one other die of the plurality of dies and manufactured with a different process technology than the at least one other die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Daxer, Stephen H. Gunther, Michael N. Derr, Eric Samson
  • Patent number: 11774919
    Abstract: A distributed and scalable all-digital LDO (D-DLDO) voltage regulator allowing rapid scaling across technology nodes. The distributed DLDO includes many tillable DLDO units regulating a single supply voltage with a shared power distribution network (PDN). The D-DLDO includes an all-digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller that receives a first code indicative of a voltage behavior on a power supply rail. A droop detector is provided to compare the first code with a threshold to determine a droop event, wherein information about the droop event is provided to the PID controller, wherein the PID controller generates a second code according to the first code and the information about the droop event. The DLDO includes a plurality of power gates that receive the second code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suyoung Bang, Wootaek Lim, Eric Samson, Charles Augustine, Muhammad Khellah
  • Publication number: 20230297159
    Abstract: Described herein, in one embodiment, are techniques to facilitate the partial powerdown of sub-components of an execution unit or other graphics processing resource based on the workload to be executed. In another embodiment, granular dynamic voltage and frequency scaling is enabled in which the voltage and frequency of groups of processing resources within a graphics processor can be separately scaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Daxer, Stephen H. Gunther, Michael N. Derr, Eric Samson
  • Patent number: 11555694
    Abstract: A method for controlling a laser profiler, the laser profiler being configured for generating a laser line on a surface to be inspected, the method comprising: receiving an image of the laser line; determining an actual intensity of the laser line; calculating an amplification factor for the laser line based on the actual intensity of the laser line, a target intensity for the laser line, a power of the laser, a camera gain of the camera and an exposure time of the laser line on the surface to be inspected, the amplification factor allowing the actual intensity of the laser line to reach the target intensity while minimizing the power of the laser; and based on the calculated amplification factor, adjusting at least one parameter of the laser profiler so that the actual intensity of the laser line corresponds to the target intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SYSTEMES PAVEMETRICS INC.
    Inventors: Eric Samson, Jean-François Hebert, Richard Habel, Daniel Lefebvre
  • Publication number: 20220122215
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include software, firmware, and hardware that provides techniques to enable deterministic scheduling across multiple general-purpose graphics processing units. One embodiment provides a multi-GPU architecture with uniform latency. One embodiment provides techniques to distribute memory output based on memory chip thermals. One embodiment provides techniques to enable thermally aware workload scheduling. One embodiment provides techniques to enable end to end contracts for workload scheduling on multiple GPUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: JOYDEEP RAY, SELVAKUMAR PANNEER, SAURABH TANGRI, BEN ASHBAUGH, SCOTT JANUS, ABHISHEK APPU, VARGHESE GEORGE, RAVISHANKAR IYER, NILESH JAIN, PATTABHIRAMAN K, ALTUG KOKER, MIKE MACPHERSON, JOSH MASTRONARDE, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, JAYAKRISHNA P. S, ERIC SAMSON
  • Patent number: 11238557
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus comprising a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may process a sequence of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) commands including an instruction carrying a flag that indicates a workload characteristic corresponding with the sequence of GPU commands. The second circuitry may initiate a power-directed parameter adjustment based upon the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nikos Kaburlasos, Eric Samson, Jaymin B. Jasoliya
  • Publication number: 20220018654
    Abstract: A method for controlling a laser profiler, the laser profiler being configured for generating a laser line on a surface to be inspected, the method comprising: receiving an image of the laser line; determining an actual intensity of the laser line; calculating an amplification factor for the laser line based on the actual intensity of the laser line, a target intensity for the laser line, a power of the laser, a camera gain of the camera and an exposure time of the laser line on the surface to be inspected, the amplification factor allowing the actual intensity of the laser line to reach the target intensity while minimizing the power of the laser; and based on the calculated amplification factor, adjusting at least one parameter of the laser profiler so that the actual intensity of the laser line corresponds to the target intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SYSTEMES PAVEMETRICS INC.
    Inventors: Eric SAMSON, Jean-François HEBERT, Richard HABEL, Daniel LEFEBVRE
  • Patent number: 11211935
    Abstract: An all-digital voltage monitor (ADVM) generates a multi-bit output code that changes in proportion to a voltage being monitored, by leveraging the voltage impact on a gate delay. ADVM utilizes a simple delay chain, which receives a clock-cycle-long pulse every clock cycle, such that the monitored supply voltage is sampled for one full cycle every cycle. The outputs of all delay cells of the delay chain collectively represents a current voltage state as a digital thermometer code. In AVDM, a voltage droop event thus results in a decrease in the output code from a nominal value, while an overshoot results in an increase in the output code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suyoung Bang, Eric Samson, Wootaek Lim, Charles Augustine, Muhammad Khellah
  • Publication number: 20210242872
    Abstract: An all-digital voltage monitor (ADVM) generates a multi-bit output code that changes in proportion to a voltage being monitored, by leveraging the voltage impact on a gate delay. ADVM utilizes a simple delay chain, which receives a clock-cycle-long pulse every clock cycle, such that the monitored supply voltage is sampled for one full cycle every cycle. The outputs of all delay cells of the delay chain collectively represents a current voltage state as a digital thermometer code. In AVDM, a voltage droop event thus results in a decrease in the output code from a nominal value, while an overshoot results in an increase in the output code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suyoung Bang, Eric Samson, Wootaek Lim, Charles Augustine, Muhammad Khellah
  • Publication number: 20210240142
    Abstract: A distributed and scalable all-digital LDO (D-DLDO) voltage regulator allowing rapid scaling across technology nodes. The distributed DLDO includes many tillable DLDO units regulating a single supply voltage with a shared power distribution network (PDN). The D-DLDO includes an all-digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller that receives a first code indicative of a voltage behavior on a power supply rail. A droop detector is provided to compare the first code with a threshold to determine a droop event, wherein information about the droop event is provided to the PID controller, wherein the PID controller generates a second code according to the first code and the information about the droop event. The DLDO includes a plurality of power gates that receive the second code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suyoung Bang, Wootaek Lim, Eric Samson, Charles Augustine, Muhammad Khellah
  • Publication number: 20200311860
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus comprising a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may process a sequence of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) commands including an instruction carrying a flag that indicates a workload characteristic corresponding with the sequence of GPU commands. The second circuitry may initiate a power-directed parameter adjustment based upon the flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nikos KABURLASOS, Eric SAMSON, Jaymin B. JASOLIYA
  • Patent number: 10784874
    Abstract: An all-digital voltage monitor (ADVM) generates a multi-bit output code that changes in proportion to a voltage being monitored, by leveraging the voltage impact on a gate delay. ADVM utilizes a simple delay chain, which receives a clock-cycle-long pulse every clock cycle, such that the monitored supply voltage is sampled for one full cycle every cycle. The outputs of all delay cells of the delay chain collectively represents a current voltage state as a digital thermometer code. In AVDM, a voltage droop event thus results in a decrease in the output code from a nominal value, while an overshoot results in an increase in the output code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suyoung Bang, Eric Samson, Wootaek Lim, Charles Augustine, Muhammad Khellah