Patents by Inventor Jeffery H. Applebaum

Jeffery H. Applebaum 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).

  • Arbitration for an embedded processor block core in an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7673087
    Abstract: Arbitration for a processor block core is described. Master devices are associated with a processor block core embedded in a host integrated circuit (“IC”). The master devices are coupled to core logic of the host IC via a crossbar switch and a bridge, which are part of the processor block core. The crossbar switch includes an arbiter. An arbitration protocol is selected from among a plurality of arbitration protocols for use by the arbiter. Pending transactions having are polled for access to the bridge for arbitration using the arbitration protocol selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: XILINX, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmad R. Ansari, Jeffery H. Applebaum, Kunal R. Shenoy