Patents by Inventor Hugh William McDevitt

Hugh William McDevitt 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL OF BUILT-IN SELF TEST
    Publication number: 20080016421
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides programmable control of built-in self test. A programmable controller allows software selectively to run BIST on different ports of the complex circuit and examine the results. The programmable BIST controller is implemented to execute selected BIST operations, wherein software may choose to either enable or disable running of a particular BIST operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hugh William McDevitt