Patents by Inventor Norman P. Taffe

Norman P. Taffe 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).

  • OR array architecture for a programmable logic device
    Patent number: 5701092
    Abstract: An OR array including a first multiplicity of OR devices, to which a second multiplicity of product term signals are variably distributed. Some product term signals are distributed to four OR devices, other product term signals are distributed two or three OR devices, and still other product term signals are distributed to only one OR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Norman P. Taffe, Stephen M. Douglass, Hagop Nazarian
  • OR array architecture for a programmable logic device
    Patent number: 5467029
    Abstract: An OR array including a first multiplicity of OR devices, to which a second multiplicity of product term signals are variably distributed. Some product term signals are distributed to four OR devices, other product term signals are distributed two or three OR devices, and still other product term signals are distributed to only one OR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Norman P. Taffe, Stephen M. Douglass, Hagop Nazarian