Patents by Inventor Grady Giles

Grady Giles 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: 9194914
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a power supply monitor include a measurement circuit to measure a voltage provided to the power supply monitor, a comparator to compare the voltage to a predetermined voltage threshold, and an interface to provide, during a scan test of a processing device including the power supply monitor, a fault signal in response to the voltage being below the voltage threshold. Some embodiments of a method include providing a first test pattern to one or more power supply monitors associated with one or more circuit blocks in the processing device and capturing a first result generated by the power supply monitor(s) based on the first test pattern. The first result indicates whether a voltage provided to the circuit block(s) is below a voltage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen V. Kosonocky, Grady Giles
  • Publication number: 20150026531
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a power supply monitor include a measurement circuit to measure a voltage provided to the power supply monitor, a comparator to compare the voltage to a predetermined voltage threshold, and an interface to provide, during a scan test of a processing device including the power supply monitor, a fault signal in response to the voltage being below the voltage threshold. Some embodiments of a method include providing a first test pattern to one or more power supply monitors associated with one or more circuit blocks in the processing device and capturing a first result generated by the power supply monitor(s) based on the first test pattern. The first result indicates whether a voltage provided to the circuit block(s) is below a voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen V. Kosonocky, Grady Giles
  • Publication number: 20120159274
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to testing logic in integrated circuits using an external test tool. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a logic unit and a self-test unit. The self-test unit is configured to receive an expected signature value that corresponds to an expected output value of the logic unit, and to compare the expected signature value and an actual signature value generated from an actual output value from the logic unit. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit further includes a pseudo-random pattern generator configured to provide an input value to the logic unit, and the logic unit is configured to generate the actual output value based on the provided input value. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit further includes a multiple-input signature register (MISR) configured to generate the actual signature value based on the actual output value and a seed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Kedarnath J. Balakrishnan, Grady Giles, Tim Wood, Eswar Vadlamani