Patents by Inventor Ken Drottar

Ken Drottar 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: 11687135
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Tahoe Research, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20220004237
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 11157052
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20200019221
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 10429913
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 10409346
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 10146283
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20180341305
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20180341306
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20180059751
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 9823719
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Patent number: 9395784
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a core to execute instructions, an agent to perform an operation independently of the core, a fabric to couple the core and agent and including a plurality of domains and a logic to receive isochronous parameter information from the agent and environmental information of a platform and to generate first and second values, and a power controller to control a frequency of the domains based at least in part on the first and second values. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Inder Sodhi, Sanjeev Jahagirdar, Ryan Wells, Zeev Offen, Shalini Sharma, Ken Drottar
  • Publication number: 20140359311
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Satish K. Damaraju, Yun-Han Chen, Ryan D. Wells, Inder M. Sodhi, Vishram Sarurkar, Ken Drottar, Ashish V. Choubal, Rabiul Islam
  • Publication number: 20140325247
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a core to execute instructions, an agent to perform an operation independently of the core, a fabric to couple the core and agent and including a plurality of domains and a logic to receive isochronous parameter information from the agent and environmental information of a platform and to generate first and second values, and a power controller to control a frequency of the domains based at least in part on the first and second values. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Inder Sodhi, Sanjeev Jahagirdar, Ryan Wells, Zeev Offen, Shalini Sharma, Ken Drottar
  • Patent number: 8576843
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a packet including information describing a bus transaction to be executed at a remote device. A bus transaction is detected on a first bus and a network packet is generated for transmission over a network. The network packet includes an opcode describing the type of bus transaction. One or more control signals of the bus transaction map directly to one or more bits of the opcode to simplify decoding or converting of the bus transaction to the opcode. The packet is transmitted to a remote device and the bus transaction is then replayed at a second bus. In addition, the packet includes a data field having a size that is a multiple of a cache line size. The packet includes separate CRCs for the data and header. The packet also includes a transaction ID to support split transactions over the network. Also, fields in the packet header are provided in a particular order to improve switching efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Drottar, David S. Dunning
  • Publication number: 20120047305
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a packet including information describing a bus transaction to be executed at a remote device. A bus transaction is detected on a first bus and a network packet is generated for transmission over a network. The network packet includes an opcode describing the type of bus transaction. One or more control signals of the bus transaction map directly to one or more bits of the opcode to simplify decoding or converting of the bus transaction to the opcode. The packet is transmitted to a remote device and the bus transaction is then replayed at a second bus. In addition, the packet includes a data field having a size that is a multiple of a cache line size. The packet includes separate CRCs for the data and header. The packet also includes a transaction ID to support split transactions over the network. Also, fields in the packet header are provided in a particular order to improve switching efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Ken DROTTAR, David S. DUNNING
  • Patent number: 8068488
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a packet including information describing a bus transaction to be executed at a remote device. A bus transaction is detected on a first bus and a network packet is generated for transmission over a network. The network packet includes an opcode describing the type of bus transaction. One or more control signals of the bus transaction map directly to one or more bits of the opcode to simplify decoding or converting of the bus transaction to the opcode. The packet is transmitted to a remote device and the bus transaction is then replayed at a second bus. In addition, the packet includes a data field having a size that is a multiple of a cache line size. The packet includes separate CRCs for the data and header. The packet also includes a transaction ID to support split transactions over the network. Also, fields in the packet header are provided in a particular order to improve switching efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Drottar, David S. Dunning
  • Patent number: 8045666
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of methods and circuits to generate spread spectrum clocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vishnu Balraj, Terry Baucom, Amir Bashir, Huimin Chen, Ken Drottar, Naveed Khan, Duane Quiet, Andrew M. Volk
  • Patent number: 7711939
    Abstract: A source terminated serial link can recover from a low power mode by turning on multiple current-mode drivers in a phased sequence where the phased sequence is related to a resonant characteristic of a power supply net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Karthisha S. Canagasaby, Ken Drottar, David S. Dunning, Sanjay Dabral
  • Publication number: 20100098101
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a packet including information describing a bus transaction to be executed at a remote device. A bus transaction is detected on a first bus and a network packet is generated for transmission over a network. The network packet includes an opcode describing the type of bus transaction. One or more control signals of the bus transaction map directly to one or more bits of the opcode to simplify decoding or converting of the bus transaction to the opcode. The packet is transmitted to a remote device and the bus transaction is then replayed at a second bus. In addition, the packet includes a data field having a size that is a multiple of a cache line size. The packet includes separate CRCs for the data and header. The packet also includes a transaction ID to support split transactions over the network. Also, fields in the packet header are provided in a particular order to improve switching efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Ken DROTTAR, David S. DUNNING