Patents by Inventor Noah W. Bamford

Noah W. Bamford 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).

  • Management of power domains in an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8020017
    Abstract: A method of operating a circuit, including operating in a first mode, wherein in the first mode, a first power domain operates in an active power mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode, wherein in the first mode, a first set of at least one terminal of a first circuit of the first power domain are coupled to a second set of at least one terminal of a second circuit of the second power mode via an isolation circuit for providing signals from the first circuit to the second circuit, is provided. The method further includes operating the circuit in a second mode, wherein in the second mode, the first power domain operates in a power gated mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Milind P. Padhye, Noah W. Bamford, Anuj Singhania
  • MANAGEMENT OF POWER DOMAINS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20100042858
    Abstract: A method of operating a circuit, including operating in a first mode, wherein in the first mode, a first power domain operates in an active power mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode, wherein in the first mode, a first set of at least one terminal of a first circuit of the first power domain are coupled to a second set of at least one terminal of a second circuit of the second power mode via an isolation circuit for providing signals from the first circuit to the second circuit, is provided. The method further includes operating the circuit in a second mode, wherein in the second mode, the first power domain operates in a power gated mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Milind P. Padhye, Noah W. Bamford, Anuj Singhania