Patents by Inventor Laura Fick

Laura Fick 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).

  • Publication number: 20190258695
    Abstract: Systems and methods of configuring a fixed memory array of an integrated circuit with coefficients of one or more applications includes identifying a utilization constraint type of the fixed memory array from a plurality of distinct utilization constraint types based on computing attributes of the one or more applications; identifying at least one coefficient mapping technique from a plurality of distinct coefficient mapping techniques that addresses the utilization constraint type; configuring the fixed memory array according to the at least one coefficient mapping technique, wherein configuring the array includes at least setting within the array the coefficients of the one or more applications in an arrangement prescribed by the at least one coefficient mapping technique that optimizes a computational utilization of the fixed memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: David Fick, Michael Henry, Laura Fick, Malav Parikh, Skylar Skrzyniarz, Scott Johnson, Pei-Ci Wu, Andrew Morten
  • Patent number: 10389375
    Abstract: A mixed-signal integrated circuit that includes: a global reference signal source; a first summation node and a second summation node; a plurality of distinct pairs of current generating circuits arranged along the first summation node and the second summation node; a first current generating circuit of each of the plurality of distinct pairs that is arranged on the first summation node and a second current generating circuit of each of the plurality of distinct pairs is arranged on the second summation node; a common-mode current circuit that is arranged in electrical communication with each of the first and second summation nodes; where a local DAC adjusts a differential current between the first second summation nodes based on reference signals from the global reference source; and a comparator or a finite state machine that generates a binary output value current values obtained from the first and second summation nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Mythic, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Fick, Manar El-Chammas, Skylar Skrzyniarz, David Fick
  • Publication number: 20190251137
    Abstract: Systems and methods of configuring a fixed memory array of an integrated circuit with coefficients of one or more applications includes identifying a utilization constraint type of the fixed memory array from a plurality of distinct utilization constraint types based on computing attributes of the one or more applications; identifying at least one coefficient mapping technique from a plurality of distinct coefficient mapping techniques that addresses the utilization constraint type; configuring the fixed memory array according to the at least one coefficient mapping technique, wherein configuring the array includes at least setting within the array the coefficients of the one or more applications in an arrangement prescribed by the at least one coefficient mapping technique that optimizes a computational utilization of the fixed memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: David Fick, Michael Henry, Laura Fick, Malav Parikh, Skylar Skrzyniarz, Scott Johnson, Pei-Ci Wu, Andrew Morten
  • Publication number: 20190188241
    Abstract: Systems and methods of configuring a fixed memory array of an integrated circuit with coefficients of one or more applications includes identifying a utilization constraint type of the fixed memory array from a plurality of distinct utilization constraint types based on computing attributes of the one or more applications; identifying at least one coefficient mapping technique from a plurality of distinct coefficient mapping techniques that addresses the utilization constraint type; configuring the fixed memory array according to the at least one coefficient mapping technique, wherein configuring the array includes at least setting within the array the coefficients of the one or more applications in an arrangement prescribed by the at least one coefficient mapping technique that optimizes a computational utilization of the fixed memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David Fick, Michael Henry, Laura Fick, Malav Parikh, Skylar Skrzyniarz, Scott Johnson, Pei-Ci Wu, Andrew Morten
  • Publication number: 20190179776
    Abstract: Systems and methods of implementing a mixed-signal integrated circuit includes sourcing, by a reference signal source, a plurality of analog reference signals along a shared signal communication path to a plurality of local accumulators; producing an electrical charge, at each of the plurality of local accumulators, based on each of the plurality of analog reference signals; adding or subtracting, by each of the plurality of local accumulators, the electrical charge to an energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators over a predetermined period; summing along the shared communication path the electrical charge from the energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators at an end of the predetermined period; and generating an output based on a sum of the electrical charge from each of the plurality of local accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Fick, Manar El-Chammas, Skylar Skrzyniarz, David Fick
  • Patent number: 10255205
    Abstract: Systems and methods of implementing a mixed-signal integrated circuit includes sourcing, by a reference signal source, a plurality of analog reference signals along a shared signal communication path to a plurality of local accumulators; producing an electrical charge, at each of the plurality of local accumulators, based on each of the plurality of analog reference signals; adding or subtracting, by each of the plurality of local accumulators, the electrical charge to an energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators over a predetermined period; summing along the shared communication path the electrical charge from the energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators at an end of the predetermined period; and generating an output based on a sum of the electrical charge from each of the plurality of local accumulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Mythic, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Fick, Manar El-Chammas, Skylar Skrzyniarz, David Fick
  • Publication number: 20190087356
    Abstract: Systems and methods of implementing a mixed-signal integrated circuit includes sourcing, by a reference signal source, a plurality of analog reference signals along a shared signal communication path to a plurality of local accumulators; producing an electrical charge, at each of the plurality of local accumulators, based on each of the plurality of analog reference signals; adding or subtracting, by each of the plurality of local accumulators, the electrical charge to an energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators over a predetermined period; summing along the shared communication path the electrical charge from the energy storage device of each of the plurality of local accumulators at an end of the predetermined period; and generating an output based on a sum of the electrical charge from each of the plurality of local accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Fick, Manar El-Chammas, Skylar Skrzyniarz, David Fick
  • Patent number: 9760533
    Abstract: A weighted sum is a key computation for many neural networks and other machine learning algorithms. Integrated circuit designs that perform a weighted sum are presented. Weights are stored as threshold voltages in an array of flash transistors. By putting the circuits into a well-defined voltage state, the transistors that hold one set of weights will pass current equal to the desired sum. The current flowing through a given transistor is unaffected by operation of remaining transistors in the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Laura Fick, David T. Blaauw, Dennis Sylvester, Michael B. Henry, David Alan Fick