Patents by Inventor Oliver Plourde

Oliver Plourde 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 of configuring a microcontroller during reset mode by generating auxiliary oscillator signal as supply voltage ramps up to read option word from central memory
    Patent number: 6625731
    Abstract: A method of configuring a microcontroller in a reset mode is provided, wherein the microcontroller includes a central processing unit, a central memory and a main oscillator. The method includes the steps of activating an auxiliary oscillator of the microcontroller, generating a clock signal with the auxiliary oscillator, and reading an option word from a memory of the microcontroller at the rate of the clock signal. The method further includes the step of loading at least one bit of the option word into a configuration register of at least one internal circuit of the microcontroller, such as an internal peripheral circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventor: Oliver Plourde