Patents by Inventor George Earl Fleming

George Earl Fleming 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).

  • Integrated circuit with embedded testing circuitry
    Patent number: 11567121
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, comprising a plurality of pins, including a signal output pin. The integrated circuit also comprises a plurality of signal nodes. Each node in the plurality of signal nodes is operable to store a respective internal data signal. The integrated circuit also comprises a plurality of testing circuits. Each testing circuit in the plurality of testing circuits configured to sample a respective internal data state and in response to concurrently couple a unique output signal to a same pin in the plurality of pins, other than the signal output pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: George Earl Fleming, Adrian Poh Siang Chan
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH EMBEDDED TESTING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20210302493
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, comprising a plurality of pins, including a signal output pin. The integrated circuit also comprises a plurality of signal nodes. Each node in the plurality of signal nodes is operable to store a respective internal data signal. The integrated circuit also comprises a plurality of testing circuits. Each testing circuit in the plurality of testing circuits configured to sample a respective internal data state and in response to concurrently couple a unique output signal to a same pin in the plurality of pins, other than the signal output pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: George Earl Fleming, Adrian Poh Siang Chan