Patents by Inventor Kevin Tonthat

Kevin Tonthat 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: 7870342
    Abstract: A memory storage system includes a line cache including a plurality of pages. A first central processing unit (CPU) accesses data stored in the pages of the line cache. A first memory device stores data that is loaded into the line cache when a miss occurs. After an initial miss, the line cache prevents additional misses as long as the first CPU is addressing sequential memory locations of the first memory device. When the miss occurs, n pages of the line cache are loaded with data from sequential locations in the first memory device, wherein n is greater than one. When the CPU requests data from an mth page of the n pages in the line cache, wherein m is greater than one and less than or equal to n, the line cache loads p additional pages with data from sequential locations in the first memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Son Ho, Kevin Tonthat, Hai Van, Joseph Sheredy
  • Publication number: 20050021912
    Abstract: A memory storage system includes a line cache including a plurality of pages. A first central processing unit (CPU) accesses data stored in the pages of the line cache. A first memory device stores data that is loaded into the line cache when a miss occurs. After an initial miss, the line cache prevents additional misses as long as the first CPU is addressing sequential memory locations of the first memory device. When the miss occurs, n pages of the line cache are loaded with data from sequential locations in the first memory device, wherein n is greater than one. When the CPU requests data from an mth page of the n pages in the line cache, wherein m is greater than one and less than or equal to n, the line cache loads p additional pages with data from sequential locations in the first memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Son Ho, Kevin Tonthat, Hai-Hoa Van, Joseph Sheredy