Patents by Inventor Nikunj Khare

Nikunj Khare 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: 20200379505
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include interrupt handling circuitry and methods for managing interrupts of a fast clock domain circuit operated according to a first clock signal by a slow clock domain circuit operated according to a second clock signal in which an interrupt generator circuit generates an interrupt input signal synchronized to the second clock signal, and an interrupt clear circuit selectively resets the interrupt generator circuit in response to an acknowledgment signal from the first circuit asynchronously with respect to the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Maneesh Soni, Rajeev Suvarna, Nikunj Khare
  • Patent number: 10788853
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include interrupt handling circuitry and methods for managing interrupts of a fast clock domain circuit operated according to a first clock signal by a slow clock domain circuit operated according to a second clock signal in which an interrupt generator circuit generates an interrupt input signal synchronized to the second clock signal, and an interrupt clear circuit selectively resets the interrupt generator circuit in response to an acknowledgment signal from the first circuit asynchronously with respect to the second clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Maneesh Soni, Rajeev Suvarna, Nikunj Khare
  • Publication number: 20180217630
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include interrupt handling circuitry and methods for managing interrupts of a fast clock domain circuit operated according to a first clock signal by a slow clock domain circuit operated according to a second clock signal in which an interrupt generator circuit generates an interrupt input signal synchronized to the second clock signal, and an interrupt clear circuit selectively resets the interrupt generator circuit in response to an acknowledgment signal from the first circuit asynchronously with respect to the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Maneesh Soni, Rajeev Suvarna, Nikunj Khare
  • Patent number: 10014041
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include interface circuits to transfer data between a first register in a fast clock domain and a second register in a slow clock domain, including a resettable synchronizer to provide a synchronized start signal synchronized to a slow clock signal to initiate a write from the first register to the second register according to a write request signal, a pulse generator circuit to provide a write enable pulse signal according to the synchronized start signal, a write control circuit to selectively connect an output of the first register to an input of the second register to write data from the first register to the second register according to the write enable pulse signal, and a dual flip-flop to provide a reset signal synchronized to a fast clock signal according to the write request signal to clear any prior pending write request and begin a new write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nikunj Khare, Rajeev Suvarna, Gregory A. North, Maneesh Soni
  • Publication number: 20180182440
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include interface circuits to transfer data between a first register in a fast clock domain and a second register in a slow clock domain, including a resettable synchronizer to provide a synchronized start signal synchronized to a slow clock signal to initiate a write from the first register to the second register according to a write request signal, a pulse generator circuit to provide a write enable pulse signal according to the synchronized start signal, a write control circuit to selectively connect an output of the first register to an input of the second register to write data from the first register to the second register according to the write enable pulse signal, and a dual flip-flop to provide a reset signal synchronized to a fast clock signal according to the write request signal to clear any prior pending write request and begin a new write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Nikunj Khare, Rajeev Suvarna, Gregory A. North, Maneesh Soni