Patents by Inventor Kerry Veenstra

Kerry Veenstra 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: 5260611
    Abstract: A programmable logic array integrated circuit has a number of programmable logic modules which are grouped together in a plurality of logic array blocks ("LABs"). The LABs are arranged on the circuit in a two dimensional array. A conductor network is provided for interconnecting any logic module with any other logic module. In addition, adjacent or nearby logic modules are connectable to one another for such special purposes as providing a carry chain between logic modules and/or for connecting two or more modules together to provide more complex logic functions without having to make use of the general interconnection network. Another network of so-called fast or universal conductors is provided for distributing widely used logic signals such as clock and clear signals throughout the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Cliff, Bahram Ahanin, Craig S. Lytle, Francis B. Heile, Bruce B. Pedersen, Kerry Veenstra