Patents by Inventor Grant McFarland

Grant McFarland 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).

  • Control Apparatus, Device, Method and Computer Program for Determining a Device-Specific Supply Voltage for a Semiconductor Device
    Publication number: 20220011795
    Abstract: Examples relate to control apparatus, a control device, a method and a computer program for determining a device-specific supply voltage for a semiconductor device, and to a corresponding semiconductor device and corresponding systems. The control apparatus is configured to obtain measurement data of measurement circuitry of the semiconductor device, the measurement data being related to a progress of aging of the semiconductor device. The control apparatus is configured to determine the device-specific supply voltage of the semiconductor device based on the measurement data. The control apparatus is configured to provide information on the device-specific supply voltage for a supply voltage control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Michael RIFANI, Gregory IOVINO, Roman RECHTER, Grant MCFARLAND, Nasser A. KURD, Eric FETZER, Kurt HENINGER, Qinxin YU, Preethi RAMASWAMY, Monib AHMED, Pauline GOITIA, Narasimha LANKA, Mohammad RASHID, Kit Seong WONG
  • Techniques in performance and efficiency improvements of processors in a cooling system
    Patent number: 11061460
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for Thermal Design Power (TDP) rebalancing among thermally-coupled processors and non-thermally-coupled processors, providing computing efficiency or homogeneity with respect to, including but not limited to, thermal requirements, power consumption, and processor operations. The TDP rebalancing may include implementing management circuitry and configuration control circuitry. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Fuat Keceli, Tozer J. Bandorawalla, Grant McFarland, Jonathan M. Eastep, Federico Ardanaz
  • TECHNIQUES IN PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS OF PROCESSORS IN A COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190324517
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for Thermal Design Power (TDP) rebalancing among thermally-coupled processors and non-thermally-coupled processors, providing computing efficiency or homogeneity with respect to, including but not limited to, thermal requirements, power consumption, and processor operations. The TDP rebalancing may include implementing management circuitry and configuration control circuitry. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Fuat Keceli, Tozer J. Bandorawalla, Grant McFarland, Jonathan M. Eastep, Federico Ardanaz
  • Method and apparatus to adjust die frequency
    Publication number: 20060226863
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting a frequency of a die. This may include measuring characteristics of a die at various combinations of power supply voltage, body bias voltage and/or temperature and determining operating characteristics, such as power supply voltage and body bias voltage, based on the measured characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Siva Narendra, James Tschanz, Victor Zia, Badarinath Kommandur, Tawfik Arabi, Grant McFarland, Vivek De
  • Protected set dominant latch
    Publication number: 20060139061
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a set dominant latch with an input node and a state node is provided the circuit includes at least one driver gate coupled to the state node and to the input node to provide a driven output of the state node. Other embodiments are disclosed and/or otherwise claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Steve Curtis, Grant McFarland, Brian Flanagan