Patents by Inventor James O. Tingen

James O. Tingen 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).

  • Instruction swap for patching problematic instructions in a microprocessor
    Patent number: 9395992
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for replacing an instruction with another instruction. A match register stores an opcode that identifies an instruction to be replaced. A swap register stores an instruction that replaces the identified instruction. A multiplexer chooses the instruction stored in the swap register over the identified instruction if predecode bits of the identified instruction are set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard W. Doing, Ronald Hall, Kevin N. Magill, James O. Tingen, Todd A. Venton
  • INSTRUCTION SWAP FOR PATCHING PROBLEMATIC INSTRUCTIONS IN A MICROPROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20140143521
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for replacing an instruction with another instruction. A match register stores an opcode that identifies an instruction to be replaced. A swap register stores an instruction that replaces the identified instruction. A multiplexer chooses the instruction stored in the swap register over the identified instruction if predecode bits of the identified instruction are set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Doing, Ronald Hall, Kevin N. Magill, James O. Tingen, Todd A. Venton