Patents by Inventor Ming-Hoe Kiu

Ming-Hoe Kiu 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for in-application programming of flash-based programmable logic devices
    Patent number: 10642601
    Abstract: An architecture disposed in an integrated circuit for in-application programming of flash-based programmable logic devices includes a processor coupled to a processor system bus. An I/O peripheral is coupled to the processor over the system bus and is also coupled to an off-chip data source. A programmable logic device fabric includes flash-based programmable devices. A program controller is coupled to the flash-based programmable devices. An in-application programming controller is coupled to the program controller and is coupled to the processor over the system bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Microsemi SoC Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesh Narayanan, Kenneth R. Irving, Ming-Hoe Kiu
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IN-APPLICATION PROGRAMMING OF FLASH-BASED PROGRAMABLE LOGIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170161224
    Abstract: An architecture disposed in an integrated circuit for in-application programming of flash-based programmable logic devices includes a processor coupled to a processor system bus. An I/O peripheral is coupled to the processor over the system bus and is also coupled to an off-chip data source. A programmable logic device fabric includes flash-based programmable devices. A program controller is coupled to the flash-based programmable devices. An in-application programming controller is coupled to the program controller and is coupled to the processor over the system bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Microsemi SoC Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesh Narayanan, Kenneth R. Irving, Ming-Hoe Kiu
  • Apparatus and methods for in-application programming of flash-based programable logic devices
    Patent number: 9582266
    Abstract: An architecture disposed in an integrated circuit for in-application programming of flash-based programmable logic devices includes a processor coupled to a processor system bus. An I/O peripheral is coupled to the processor over the system bus and is also coupled to an off-chip data source. A programmable logic device fabric includes flash-based programmable devices. A program controller is coupled to the flash-based programmable devices. An in-application programming controller is coupled to the program controller and is coupled to the processor over the system bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsemi SoC Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesh Narayanan, Kenneth R. Irving, Ming-Hoe Kiu
  • System on a chip FPGA spatial debugging using single snapshot
    Patent number: 9513334
    Abstract: A method for performing on-chip spatial debugging of a user circuit programmed into a user-programmable integrated circuit includes halting an internal clock driving synchronous logic elements in the integrated circuit and reading the states of all synchronous logic elements programmed into the integrated circuit while the internal clock is halted. An interrupt to an embedded processor in the integrated circuit running a user application can also be generated. The output of at least one synchronous logic element can be forced to a desired state while the internal clock is halted. The clock can then be restarted or stepped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsemi SoC Corporation
    Inventors: Pankaj Mohan Shanker, Ming-Hoe Kiu, Mikhail Ivanovich Chukhlebov
  • System on a Chip FPGA Spatial Debugging Using Single Snapshot
    Publication number: 20140281775
    Abstract: A method for performing on-chip spatial debugging of a user circuit programmed into a user-programmable integrated circuit includes halting an internal clock driving synchronous logic elements in the integrated circuit and reading the states of all synchronous logic elements programmed into the integrated circuit while the internal clock is halted. An interrupt to an embedded processor in the integrated circuit running a user application can also be generated. The output of at least one synchronous logic element can be forced to a desired state while the internal clock is halted. The clock can then be restarted or stepped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Microsemi SoC Corporation
    Inventors: Pankaj Mohan Shanker, Ming-Hoe Kiu, Mikhail Ivanovich Chukhlebov
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IN-APPLICATION PROGRAMMING OF FLASH-BASED PROGRAMABLE LOGIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120221832
    Abstract: An architecture disposed in an integrated circuit for in-application programming of flash-based programmable logic devices includes a processor coupled to a processor system bus. An I/O peripheral is coupled to the processor over the system bus and is also coupled to an off-chip data source. A programmable logic device fabric includes flash-based programmable devices. A program controller is coupled to the flash-based programmable devices. An in-application programming controller is coupled to the program controller and is coupled to the processor over the system bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Venkatesh Narayanan, Kenneth R. Irving, Ming-Hoe Kiu