Patents by Inventor Michael Leonard Simmons

Michael Leonard Simmons 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).

  • Network appliance for data collection and processing from multiple locations and data schema therefor
    Patent number: 7739305
    Abstract: A network appliance, and a system and user interface therefor, are described. The network appliance includes a file capture module is to obtain files transmitted via a network and to load data from the files into a database. A user interface for communicating with the server includes a first set of fields and a second set of fields. The first set of fields are for selecting data from the database and the second set of fields are for selecting indices for charting the data selected with the first set of fields. A data processing module is configured to retrieve data from the database responsive to the data selected with the first set of fields, to chart the data retrieved responsive to the indices selected with the second set of fields, and to output a graph of the data charted to a server having access to the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lanseng Ling, Michael Leonard Simmons, Noel John Manicle, Andrew John Flynn
  • Testing differential signal standards using device under test's built in resistors
    Patent number: 7728604
    Abstract: A test setup is provided to test differential signals outputs from the I/O block (IOB) pairs in an integrated circuit (IC). The test setup allows elimination of the external 100 Ohm resistors provided across the differential outputs on a device under test (DUT) test board containing the IC by taking advantage of a 100 Ohm resistor built into the IC between a portion of the IOB pairs. An IOB pair being tested may have its differential output terminal pair shorted to the differential output terminal pair of the IOBs having the internal 100 Ohm resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: XILINX, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuyet Ngoc Simmons, Brian Sadler, Michael Leonard Simmons, Andrew W. Lai
  • Method and system for collection, analysis, and display of semiconductor manufacturing information
    Patent number: 7580924
    Abstract: A server system for receiving and processing manufacturing data from a plurality of semi-conductor manufacturers is disclosed. The server system includes: a file capture module for receiving the manufacturing data from the plurality of semi-conductor manufacturers; a format conversion module coupled to the file capture module, the format conversion module converting the manufacturing data to a standard database format for storage in a database; a query builder module coupled to a client web browser for interactively changing contents of the client web browser depending upon a plurality of client selections on the client web browser, the query builder module configured to build a final query based on the plurality of client selections; and a report generation module coupled to the database and the query builder module, the report generation module generating a report based on the final query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lanseng Ling, Michael Leonard Simmons, Noel John Manicle, Andrew John Flynn