Patents by Inventor Nilay Mitash

Nilay Mitash 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).

  • Method and apparatus for transmitting control information across a serialized bus interface
    Patent number: 6687779
    Abstract: A bus interface device includes a parallel input configured to be coupled to a bus (20), such as a primary PCI bus. The device also includes a parallel data output (TXD) and at least two control output nodes (TX_ER and TX_EN). Data control circuitry coupled to the control output nodes utilizes a coding scheme (e.g., an 8B/10B scheme) to generate one of a set of control codes (e.g., Idle, Extend, Normal Data and Error) to be provided to the control output nodes. The device also includes reset control circuitry that generates a specified sequence of control codes (e.g., a sequence of Idle's and Extend's) on the control outputs. This sequence can be used to communicate information such as a signal (e.g., reset signal) and/or a mode (e.g., a CRC mode).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gordon L. Sturm, Nilay Mitash, Mohammad Jahidur Rahman