Patents by Inventor Michael Schaffstein

Michael Schaffstein 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).

  • General purpose pin mapping for a general purpose application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
    Publication number: 20050232255
    Abstract: In one form of the invention, there is provided a general purpose ASIC comprising: a plurality of functional units each having a plurality of connections; a plurality of pins; and an interface for connecting selected connections of selected functional units to selected pins. In another form of the invention, there is provided a method for configuring a general purpose ASIC comprising: providing a general purpose ASIC comprising: a plurality of functional units each having a plurality of connections; a plurality of pins; and an interface for connecting selected connections of selected functional units to selected pins; and configuring said interface so as to connect selected connections of selected functional units to selected pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Derek Walton, Carl Mikkelsen, Michael Schaffstein, Robert DeMattia