Patents by Inventor Kit Wing S. Lee

Kit Wing S. Lee 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: 8102187
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes self-calibrating programmable digital logic circuitry. The IC includes at least one programmable digital logic cell, wherein the first programmable digital logic cell provides (i) a plurality of different accessible circuit configurations or (ii) a voltage level controller. A self-calibration system is provided that includes at least one reference device, a measurement device for measuring at least one electrical performance parameter that can affect a processing speed of the first programmable digital logic cell or at least one parameter that can affect the electrical performance parameter using the reference device to obtain calibration data. A processing device maps the calibration data or a parameter derived therefrom to generate a control signal that is operable to select from the plurality of different accessible circuit configurations or a voltage level output to change the processing speed of the programmable digital logic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Anuj Batra, Srinivas Lingam, Kit Wing S. Lee, Clive D. Bittlestone, Ekanayake A. Amerasekera
  • Patent number: 7973557
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one programmable digital logic cell that includes first dedicated digital logic cell having a plurality of transistors including at least one PMOS transistor and at least one NMOS transistor configured to perform at least one digital logical function. The first dedicated digital logic cell includes a plurality of nodes including at least one input node and at least one output node that reflects performance of a digital logical function. Programmable tuning circuitry includes at least one tuning input and at least one tuning circuit output. Circuitry for coupling or decoupling the tuning input or tuning circuit output to at least one of the plurality of nodes of the first dedicated digital logical cell is provided, wherein the coupling or decoupling is operable to change the processing speed for the first reprogrammable digital logic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Clive D. Bittlestone, Kit Wing S. Lee, Ekanayake A. Amerasekera, Anuj Batra, Srinivas Lingam
  • Publication number: 20090273367
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one programmable digital logic cell that includes first dedicated digital logic cell having a plurality of transistors including at least one PMOS transistor and at least one NMOS transistor configured to perform at least one digital logical function. The first dedicated digital logic cell includes a plurality of nodes including at least one input node and at least one output node that reflects performance of a digital logical function. Programmable tuning circuitry includes at least one tuning input and at least one tuning circuit output. Circuitry for coupling or decoupling the tuning input or tuning circuit output to at least one of the plurality of nodes of the first dedicated digital logical cell is provided, wherein the coupling or decoupling is operable to change the processing speed for the first reprogrammable digital logic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CLIVE D. BITTLESTONE, KIT WING S. LEE, EKANAYAKE A. AMERASEKERA, ANUJ BATRA, SRINIVAS LINGAM
  • Publication number: 20090273361
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes self-calibrating programmable digital logic circuitry. The IC includes at least one programmable digital logic cell, wherein the first programmable digital logic cell provides (i) a plurality of different accessible circuit configurations or (ii) a voltage level controller. A self-calibration system is provided that includes at least one reference device, a measurement device for measuring at least one electrical performance parameter that can affect a processing speed of the first programmable digital logic cell or at least one parameter that can affect the electrical performance parameter using the reference device to obtain calibration data. A processing device maps the calibration data or a parameter derived therefrom to generate a control signal that is operable to select from the plurality of different accessible circuit configurations or a voltage level output to change the processing speed of the programmable digital logic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: ANUJ BATRA, SRINIVAS LINGAM, KIT WING S. LEE, CLIVE D. BITTLESTONE, EKANAYAKE A. AMERASEKERA