Patents by Inventor Nicola NICOLICI

Nicola NICOLICI 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).

  • Bit-width allocation for scientific computations
    Patent number: 8645439
    Abstract: Methods and devices for automatically determining a suitable bit-width for data types to be used in computer resource intensive computations. Methods for range refinement for intermediate variables and for determining suitable bit-widths for data to be used in vector operations are also presented. The invention may be applied to various computing devices such as CPUs (Central Processing Units), GPUs (Graphic Processing Units), FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventors: Adam Bruce Kinsman, Nicola Nicolici
  • BIT-WIDTH ALLOCATION FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATIONS
    Publication number: 20120023149
    Abstract: Methods and devices for automatically determining a suitable bit-width for data types to be used in computer resource intensive computations. Methods for range refinement for intermediate variables and for determining suitable bit-widths for data to be used in vector operations are also presented. The invention may be applied to various computing devices such as CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Adam Bruce KINSMAN, Nicola NICOLICI