Patents by Inventor Joy F. Godbee

Joy F. Godbee 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).

  • Patent number: 6459313
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device with reduced noise is described. In traditional simultaneous output switching integrated circuits the noise is proportional to the number of concurrently switching outputs. This excessive supply noise can cause the integrated circuit to malfunction through the loss of data. In the present invention, switching supply noise is reduced in the device without increasing the number of input-output pins by synchronously skewing the output driver. In a preferred embodiment, flip-flops are used to control the phase of the switching outputs in order to reduce the noise and instantaneous power by the number of phase assignments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Joy F. Godbee, Coralyn S. Gauvin, Paul J. Smith