Patents by Inventor Nancy Woodbridge

Nancy Woodbridge 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).

  • Publication number: 20070006007
    Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises at least one digital logic circuit; and a power control circuit. The power control circuit is operable to adjust the voltage of a power signal supplied to the at least one digital logic circuit in response to a change in a clock frequency provided to the at least one digital logic circuit. In a further embodiment, the power controller is operable to increase the voltage of the power signal applied to the digital logic circuit before a frequency increase is made, and is operable to decrease the voltage of the power signal applied to the digital logic circuit after a frequency decrease is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Nancy Woodbridge, Mark Fullerton, Amit Dor, Vasudev Bibikar, Rajith Mavila
  • Publication number: 20060106954
    Abstract: In a system in which individual memory banks may be under individual power control, a subsequent need for a memory bank that is currently in a low power state may be anticipated, so that the memory bank may be powered up in advance of when it is needed, to reduce or eliminate delays caused by waiting for the memory bank to power up and become operational. The anticipation may be based on accessing a predetermined location in another memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Nancy Woodbridge
  • Publication number: 20060106962
    Abstract: In some embodiments a Universal Serial Bus On-The-Go (USB OTG) device includes a USB device controller, a USB host controller, a USB OTG transceiver, and a controller to control a coupling between the USB device controller, the USB host controller, and the USB OTG transceiver, and to control whether the USB device controller, the USB host controller, or a combination of the USB device controller and the USB host controller controls the USB OTG transceiver. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Nancy Woodbridge, Enrique Rendon, Mark Fullerton
  • Publication number: 20050210206
    Abstract: In a system in which individual memory banks may be under individual power control, a subsequent need for a memory bank that is currently in a low power state may be anticipated, so that the memory bank may be powered up in advance of when it is needed, to reduce or eliminate delays caused by waiting for the memory bank to power up and become operational. The anticipation may be based on accessing a predetermined location in another memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Nancy Woodbridge, Vasu Bibikar