Patents by Inventor Jason Mulig

Jason Mulig 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 boot code and fuse storage implemented on interposer-mounted non-volatile memory
    Patent number: 9009457
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing a boot ROM and programmable fuses using a non-volatile memory and an interposer is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) implementing one or more processor cores. The apparatus further includes a non-volatile memory configured to store configuration settings and boot code for the IC. The apparatus further includes an interposer. Both of the IC and the non-volatile memory are mounted on a substrate of the interposer. The IC and the non-volatile memory are electrically coupled to one another through the substrate. During a system boot, the IC may access boot code and configuration settings from the non-volatile memory via electrical connections in the substrate that are externally inaccessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. O'Mullan, Jason Mulig
  • Integrated Circuit Boot Code and Fuse Storage Implemented on Interposer-Mounted Non-Volatile Memory
    Publication number: 20140032888
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing a boot ROM and programmable fuses using a non-volatile memory and an interposer is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) implementing one or more processor cores. The apparatus further includes a non-volatile memory configured to store configuration settings and boot code for the IC. The apparatus further includes an interposer. Both of the IC and the non-volatile memory are mounted on a substrate of the interposer. The IC and the non-volatile memory are electrically coupled to one another through the substrate. During a system boot, the IC may access boot code and configuration settings from the non-volatile memory via electrical connections in the substrate that are externally inaccessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Sean M. O'Mullan, Jason Mulig