Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Bixler

Kevin L. Bixler 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).

  • Clock template for configuring a programmable gate array
    Patent number: 6732347
    Abstract: A clock template includes digital programming information for programming clock frames of a programmable gate array (PGA). The digital programming information represents a number of different clock configurations that correspond to various designs in the PGA. In one embodiment, the digital programming information includes a bit stream for partially reconfiguring the PGA. In another embodiment, the digital programming information is embedded in digital programming information of at least one of the designs. Methods of configuring a PGA with different designs having different clocking configurations by utilizing the clock template are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas J. Camilleri, Edward S. McGettigan, Kenneth J. Stickney, Jr., Jeffrey V. Lindholm, Kevin L. Bixler, Raymond Kong