Patents by Inventor Lee Doyle Whetsel, Jr.

Lee Doyle Whetsel, Jr. 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).

  • Reading data from a memory with a memory access controller
    Patent number: 7069485
    Abstract: A serial scan path communication architecture includes a plurality of circuits (30), some of which may include a memory (36). A memory access controller (38) is included in circuits with a memory (36) such that serial data may be written to and written from the memories without having to repetitively cycle through multiple TAP read or write operations operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Doyle Whetsel, Jr., Benjamin H. Ashmore, Jr.
  • Integrated circuit with serial I/O controller
    Patent number: 6675333
    Abstract: A serial scan path communication architecture includes a plurality of circuits (30), some of which may include a memory (36). A memory access controller (38) is included on circuits with a memory (36) such that serial data may be written to and written from the memories without having to repetitively cycle through multiple shift operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Doyle Whetsel, Jr., Benjamin H. Ashmore, Jr.
  • Serial data input/output method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6158035
    Abstract: A serial scan path communication architecture includes a plurality of circuits (30), some of which may include a memory (36). A memory access controller (38) is included on circuits with a memory (36) such that serial data may be written to and written from the memories without having to repetitively cycle through multiple shift operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Doyle Whetsel, Jr., Benjamin H. Ashmore, Jr.