Patents by Inventor Norman LeRoy Culp

Norman LeRoy Culp 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing power
    Patent number: 7474582
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a system for managing power of a memory array. The system comprises a comparator configured to compare a first voltage with a reference voltage. The first voltage can correspond to an operating voltage of at least one of a peripheral circuit associated with the memory array and a logic circuit configured to communicate with the peripheral circuit. The reference voltage can correspond to a minimum threshold voltage for read/write operations of the memory array. The system also comprises an output circuit configured to provide an output voltage to the memory array in response to an output of the comparator. The output voltage can be the greater of the operating voltage of the at least one of the peripheral circuit and the logic circuit and the minimum threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Hugh Thomas Mair, James Sangwon Song, Franck Benjamin Dahan, William Douglas Wilson, Norman LeRoy Culp, Sudha Thiruvengadam
  • Systems and methods for managing power
    Publication number: 20080137444
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a system for managing power of a memory array. The system comprises a comparator configured to compare a first voltage with a reference voltage. The first voltage can correspond to an operating voltage of at least one of a peripheral circuit associated with the memory array and a logic circuit configured to communicate with the peripheral circuit. The reference voltage can correspond to a minimum threshold voltage for read/write operations of the memory array. The system also comprises an output circuit configured to provide an output voltage to the memory array in response to an output of the comparator. The output voltage can be the greater of the operating voltage of the at least one of the peripheral circuit and the logic circuit and the minimum threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Hugh Thomas Mair, James Sangwon Song, Franck Benjamin Dahan, William Douglas Wilson, Norman LeRoy Culp, Sudha Thiruvengadam