Patents by Inventor Michael Foxcroft

Michael Foxcroft 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: 9348355
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a clock circuit and a plurality of display interface circuits. The clock circuit provides a common clock signal. The display interface circuits each provide a respective display link clock signal in response to the common clock signal. One of the display link clock signals is at a different clock speed that another of the display link clock signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: David I. J. Glen, Collis Quinn Carter, Natan Shtutman, Ngar Sze Nancy Chan, Michael Foxcroft
  • Patent number: 7932785
    Abstract: A circuit includes a phase lock loop circuit and a continuous phase lock loop calibration circuit. The continuous phase lock loop calibration circuit is operatively coupled to the PLL circuit and produces a continuous calibration signal based on a reference voltage from a reference voltage circuit to calibrate the PLL circuit on a continuous basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Oleg Drapkin, Grigori Temkine, Mikhail Rodionov, Michael Foxcroft
  • Publication number: 20110050314
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a clock circuit and a plurality of display interface circuits. The clock circuit provides a common clock signal. The display interface circuits each provide a respective display link clock signal in response to the common clock signal. One of the display link clock signals is at a different clock speed that another of the display link clock signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: David I.J. Glen, Collis Quinn Carter, Natan Shtutman, Ngar Sze Nancy Chan, Michael Foxcroft
  • Patent number: 7212592
    Abstract: A digitally programmable gain control circuit and method of operating the same is disclosed. The gain control circuit includes a programmable gain amplifier having an amplifier structure represented by a plurality of overlapping discrete monotonic transfer function segments, wherein at least one point of non-monotonicity occurs among one or more of the plurality of overlapping discrete monotonic transfer function segments, and a gain segment translator circuit operative to translate a monotonic gain value to a segment code to match the non-monotonic characteristics of the programmable gain amplifier. The programmability of the gain amplifier is provided by a coarse gain control circuit and a fine gain control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Oleg Drapkin, Antonio Rinaldi, Mikhall Rodionov, Grigori Temkine, Michael Foxcroft, Edward G. Callway
  • Publication number: 20060038620
    Abstract: A circuit includes a phase lock loop circuit and a continuous phase lock loop calibration circuit. The continuous phase lock loop calibration circuit is operatively coupled to the PLL circuit and produces a continuous calibration signal based on a reference voltage from a reference voltage circuit to calibrate the PLL circuit on a continuous basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Oleg Drapkin, Grigori Temkine, Mikhail Rodionov, Michael Foxcroft
  • Publication number: 20030215033
    Abstract: A digitally programmable gain control circuit and method of operating the same is disclosed. The gain control circuit includes a programmable gain amplifier having an amplifier structure represented by a plurality of discrete monotonic transfer functions, wherein a point of non-monotonicity occurs between at least a plurality of the discrete monotonic transfer functions, and a gain segment translator circuit operative to translate a binary monotonic gain control code to a segmented binary code to match the non-monotonic characteristics of the programmable gain amplifier. The programmability of the gain amplifier is provided by a coarse gain control circuit and a fine gain control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Oleg Drapkin, Antonio Rinaldi, Mikhall Rodionov, Grigori Temkine, Michael Foxcroft, Edward G. Callway