Patents by Inventor Maria Smit, legal representative

Maria Smit, legal representative 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).

  • Peripheral supplied addressing in a simple DMA module
    Patent number: 7650440
    Abstract: A method of performing a direct memory access has the steps of selecting a peripheral device for performing a direct memory access through a direct memory access controller; providing a partial address by the peripheral device to the direct memory access controller; and forming the source or destination address by combining the partial address with selected bits from a source register within the direct memory access controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Dawson, Willem Smit, Maria Smit, legal representative, Brian Boles