Patents by Inventor Malcolm A. White

Malcolm A. White 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).

  • Power distribution system, method, and layout for an electronic device
    Patent number: 6825509
    Abstract: An electronic device such as an integrated circuit includes a power distribution system having a plurality of symmetrical power distribution structures, for example as triplet power line structures, distributed in parallel and spaced evenly across the surface of the electronic device. A plurality of circuit blocks are coupled to receive power through the power distribution structures. Each of the power distribution structures comprises a first power line for providing a first power supply voltage, and a second power line and a third power line for providing a second supply voltage. The second power line and the third power line are disposed symmetrically on opposite sides of the first power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Corrent Corporation
    Inventors: Jin-Jer Hwan, Haksu Kim, Neel Das, Malcolm A. White