Patents by Inventor Olivier Lardy

Olivier Lardy 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 driving multiple peripherals with different clock frequencies in an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7162003
    Abstract: The invention is a system for selecting a peripheral, the peripheral receiving a first clock frequency. The invention comprises the following. A processing circuit receives a second clock frequency, where the first and second clock frequencies are different. The processing circuit is configured to transmit a select signal. A bridge circuit is coupled to the processing circuit and the peripheral, and is configured to receive the select signal and transmit a peripheral select signal to the peripheral. The bridge circuit is further configured to receive the second clock frequency but not the first clock frequency. A counter is coupled to the bridge circuit and is configured to process a count, the count being a predetermined number and based on the value of the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Vergnes, Olivier Lardy
  • Method and apparatus for driving multiple peripherals with different clock frequencies in an integrated circuit
    Publication number: 20050165996
    Abstract: The invention is a system for selecting a peripheral, the peripheral receiving a first clock frequency. The invention comprises the following. A processing circuit receives a second clock frequency, where the first and second clock frequencies are different. The processing circuit is configured to transmit a select signal. A bridge circuit is coupled to the processing circuit and the peripheral, and is configured to receive the select signal and transmit a peripheral select signal to the peripheral. The bridge circuit is further configured to receive the second clock frequency but not the first clock frequency. A counter is coupled to the bridge circuit and is configured to process a count, the count being a predetermined number and based on the value of the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Alain Vergnes, Olivier Lardy