Patents by Inventor Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI
Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI 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).
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Patent number: 11545114Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for data processing, e.g., a display processing unit (DPU). The apparatus may receive data including a plurality of data bits, the data being associated with at least one data source. The apparatus may also determine whether at least a portion of the data corresponds to priority data, the priority data being within a region of interest (ROI). The apparatus may also detect an adjustment amount of the received data when at least a portion of the data corresponds to priority data, the data being displayed or stored based on the detected adjustment amount.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, John Chi Kit Wong, Rahul Gulati, Gary Arthur Ciambella, Sreekanth Modaikkal
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Publication number: 20220020340Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for data processing, e.g., a display processing unit (DPU). The apparatus may receive data including a plurality of data bits, the data being associated with at least one data source. The apparatus may also determine whether at least a portion of the data corresponds to priority data, the priority data being within a region of interest (ROI). The apparatus may also detect an adjustment amount of the received data when at least a portion of the data corresponds to priority data, the data being displayed or stored based on the detected adjustment amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, John Chi Kit WONG, Rahul GULATI, Gary Arthur CIAMBELLA, Sreekanth MODAIKKAL
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Publication number: 20190324512Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for full-hardware management of power and clock domains related to a distributed virtual memory (DVM) network. An aspect includes transmitting, from a DVM initiator to a DVM network, a DVM operation, broadcasting, by the DVM network to a plurality of DVM targets, the DVM operation, and, based on the DVM operation being broadcasted to the plurality of DVM targets by the DVM network, performing one or more hardware optimizations comprising: turning on a clock domain coupled to the DVM network or a DVM target of the plurality of DVM targets that is a target of the DVM operation, increasing a frequency of the clock domain, turning on a power domain coupled to the DVM target based on the power domain being turned off, or terminating the DVM operation to the DVM target based on the DVM target being turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Christophe Denis Bernard AVOINNE, Manokanthan SOMASUNDARAM, Sina DENA, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Bohuslav RYCHLIK, Steven John HALTER, Jaya Prakash SUBRAMANIAM GANASAN, Myil RAMKUMAR, Dipti Ranjan PAL
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Patent number: 10386904Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for full-hardware management of power and clock domains related to a distributed virtual memory (DVM) network. An aspect includes transmitting, from a DVM initiator to a DVM network, a DVM operation, broadcasting, by the DVM network to a plurality of DVM targets, the DVM operation, and, based on the DVM operation being broadcasted to the plurality of DVM targets by the DVM network, performing one or more hardware optimizations comprising: turning on a clock domain coupled to the DVM network or a DVM target of the plurality of DVM targets that is a target of the DVM operation, increasing a frequency of the clock domain, turning on a power domain coupled to the DVM target based on the power domain being turned off, or terminating the DVM operation to the DVM target based on the DVM target being turned off.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Christophe Denis Bernard Avoinne, Manokanthan Somasundaram, Sina Dena, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Bohuslav Rychlik, Steven John Halter, Jaya Prakash Subramaniam Ganasan, Myil Ramkumar, Dipti Ranjan Pal
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Patent number: 10037280Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) are disclosed. The MMU detects a triggering condition related to one or more translation caches associated with the MMU, the triggering condition associated with a trigger address, generates a sequence descriptor describing a sequence of address translations to pre-fetch into the one or more translation caches, the sequence of address translations comprising a plurality of address translations corresponding to a plurality of address ranges adjacent to an address range containing the trigger address, and issues an address translation request to the one or more translation caches for each of the plurality of address translations, wherein the one or more translation caches pre-fetch at least one address translation of the plurality of address translations into the one or more translation caches when the at least one address translation is not present in the one or more translation caches.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Kyle John Ernewein, Carlos Javier Moreira, Meghal Varia, Serag Gadelrab, Muhammad Umar Choudry
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Patent number: 10019380Abstract: Providing memory management functionality using aggregated memory management units (MMUs), and related apparatuses and methods are disclosed. In one aspect, an aggregated MMU is provided, comprising a plurality of input data paths including each including plurality of input transaction buffers, and a plurality of output paths each including a plurality of output transaction buffers. Some aspects of the aggregated MMU additionally provide one or more translation caches and/or one or more hardware page table walkers The aggregated MMU further includes an MMU management circuit configured to retrieve a memory address translation request (MATR) from an input transaction buffer, perform a memory address translation operation based on the MATR to generate a translated memory address field (TMAF), and provide the TMAF to an output transaction buffer. The aggregated MMU also provides a plurality of output data paths, each configured to output transactions with resulting memory address translations.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Serag Monier GadelRab, Jason Edward Podaima, Ruolong Liu, Alexander Miretsky, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Kyle John Ernewein, Carlos Javier Moreira, Simon Peter William Booth, Meghal Varia, Thomas David Dryburgh
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Patent number: 10007619Abstract: Systems and methods relate to performing address translations in a multithreaded memory management unit (MMU). Two or more address translation requests can be received by the multithreaded MMU and processed in parallel to retrieve address translations to addresses of a system memory. If the address translations are present in a translation cache of the multithreaded MMU, the address translations can be received from the translation cache and scheduled for access of the system memory using the translated addresses. If there is a miss in the translation cache, two or more address translation requests can be scheduled in two or more translation table walks in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Carlos Javier Moreira, Alexander Miretsky, Meghal Varia, Kyle John Ernewein, Manokanthan Somasundaram, Muhammad Umar Choudry, Serag Monier Gadelrab
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Patent number: 9836410Abstract: A comparand that includes a virtual address is received. Upon determining a match of the comparand to a burst entry tag, a candidate matching translation data unit is selected. The selecting is from a plurality of translation data units associated with the burst entry tag, and is based at least in part on at least one bit of the virtual address. Content of the candidate matching translation data unit is compared to at least a portion of the comparand. Upon a match, a hit is generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Alexander Miretsky
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Patent number: 9824015Abstract: Providing memory management unit (MMU) partitioned translation caches, and related apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media. In this regard, an apparatus comprising an MMU is provided. The MMU comprises a translation cache providing a plurality of translation cache entries defining address translation mappings. The MMU further comprises a partition descriptor table providing a plurality of partition descriptors defining a corresponding plurality of partitions each comprising one or more translation cache entries of the plurality of translation cache entries. The MMU also comprises a partition translation circuit configured to receive a memory access request from a requestor. The partition translation circuit is further configured to determine a translation cache partition identifier (TCPID) of the memory access request, identify one or more partitions of the plurality of partitions based on the TCPID, and perform the memory access request on a translation cache entry of the one or more partitions.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Bohuslav Rychlik, Carlos Javier Moreira, Serag Monier GadelRab, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Alexander Miretsky, Kyle John Ernewein
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Patent number: 9792215Abstract: Methods and systems for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) of a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the MMU receives a pre-fetch command from an upstream component of the device, the pre-fetch command including an address of an instruction, pre-fetches a translation of the instruction from a translation table in a memory of the device, and stores the translation of the instruction in a translation cache associated with the MMU.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Bohuslav Rychlik, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Kyle John Ernewein, Carlos Javier Moreira, Meghal Varia, Serag Gadelrab
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Patent number: 9785559Abstract: Providing memory management unit (MMU) partitioned translation caches, and related apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media. In this regard, an apparatus comprising an MMU is provided. The MMU comprises a translation cache providing a plurality of translation cache entries defining address translation mappings. The MMU further comprises a partition descriptor table providing a plurality of partition descriptors defining a corresponding plurality of partitions each comprising one or more translation cache entries of the plurality of translation cache entries. The MMU also comprises a partition translation circuit configured to receive a memory access request from a requestor. The partition translation circuit is further configured to determine a translation cache partition identifier (TCPID) of the memory access request, identify one or more partitions of the plurality of partitions based on the TCPID, and perform the memory access request on a translation cache entry of the one or more partitions.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Bohuslav Rychlik, Carlos Javier Moreira, Serag Monier GadelRab, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Alexander Miretsky, Kyle John Ernewein
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Publication number: 20170285705Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for full-hardware management of power and clock domains related to a distributed virtual memory (DVM) network. An aspect includes transmitting, from a DVM initiator to a DVM network, a DVM operation, broadcasting, by the DVM network to a plurality of DVM targets, the DVM operation, and, based on the DVM operation being broadcasted to the plurality of DVM targets by the DVM network, performing one or more hardware optimizations comprising: turning on a clock domain coupled to the DVM network or a DVM target of the plurality of DVM targets that is a target of the DVM operation, increasing a frequency of the clock domain, turning on a power domain coupled to the DVM target based on the power domain being turned off, or terminating the DVM operation to the DVM target based on the DVM target being turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Christophe Denis Bernard AVOINNE, Manokanthan SOMASUNDARAM, Sina DENA, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Bohuslav RYCHLIK, Steven John HALTER, Jaya Prakash SUBRAMANIAM GANASAN, Myil RAMKUMAR, Dipt Ranjan PAL
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Patent number: 9747213Abstract: Providing memory management unit (MMU) partitioned translation caches, and related apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media. In this regard, an apparatus comprising an MMU is provided. The MMU comprises a translation cache providing a plurality of translation cache entries defining address translation mappings. The MMU further comprises a partition descriptor table providing a plurality of partition descriptors defining a corresponding plurality of partitions each comprising one or more translation cache entries of the plurality of translation cache entries. The MMU also comprises a partition translation circuit configured to receive a memory access request from a requestor. The partition translation circuit is further configured to determine a translation cache partition identifier (TCPID) of the memory access request, identify one or more partitions of the plurality of partitions based on the TCPID, and perform the memory access request on a translation cache entry of the one or more partitions.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Bohuslav Rychlik, Carlos Javier Moreira, Serag Monier GadelRab, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Alexander Miretsky, Kyle John Ernewein
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Publication number: 20170091116Abstract: Providing memory management functionality using aggregated memory management units (MMUs), and related apparatuses and methods are disclosed. In one aspect, an aggregated MMU is provided, comprising a plurality of input data paths including each including plurality of input transaction buffers, and a plurality of output paths each including a plurality of output transaction buffers. Some aspects of the aggregated MMU additionally provide one or more translation caches and/or one or more hardware page table walkers The aggregated MMU further includes an MMU management circuit configured to retrieve a memory address translation request (MATR) from an input transaction buffer, perform a memory address translation operation based on the MATR to generate a translated memory address field (TMAF), and provide the TMAF to an output transaction buffer. The aggregated MMU also provides a plurality of output data paths, each configured to output transactions with resulting memory address translations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Serag Monier GadelRab, Jason Edward Podaima, Ruolong Liu, Alexander Miretsky, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Kyle John Ernewein, Carlos Javier Moreira, Simon Peter William Booth, Meghal Varia, Thomas David Dryburgh
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Publication number: 20160350222Abstract: Providing memory management unit (MMU) partitioned translation caches, and related apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media. In this regard, in one aspect, an apparatus comprising an MMU is provided. The MMU comprises a translation cache providing a plurality of translation cache entries defining address translation mappings. The MMU further comprises a partition descriptor table providing a plurality of partition descriptors defining a corresponding plurality of partitions each comprising one or more translation cache entries of the plurality of translation cache entries. The MMU also comprises a partition translation circuit configured to receive a memory access request from a requestor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jason Edward Podaima, Bohuslav Rychlik, Carlos Javier Moreira, Serag Monier GadelRab, Paul Christopher John Wiercienski, Alexander Miretsky, Kyle John Ernewein
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Publication number: 20160350225Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) are disclosed. The MMU detects a triggering condition related to one or more translation caches associated with the MMU, the triggering condition associated with a trigger address, generates a sequence descriptor describing a sequence of address translations to pre-fetch into the one or more translation caches, the sequence of address translations comprising a plurality of address translations corresponding to a plurality of address ranges adjacent to an address range containing the trigger address, and issues an address translation request to the one or more translation caches for each of the plurality of address translations, wherein the one or more translation caches pre-fetch at least one address translation of the plurality of address translations into the one or more translation caches when the at least one address translation is not present in the one or more translation caches.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Kyle John ERNEWEIN, Carlos Javier MOREIRA, Meghal VARIA, Serag GADELRAB, Muhammad Umar CHOUDRY
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Publication number: 20160350234Abstract: Systems and methods relate to performing address translations in a multithreaded memory management unit (MMU). Two or more address translation requests can be received by the multithreaded MMU and processed in parallel to retrieve address translations to addresses of a system memory. If the address translations are present in a translation cache of the multithreaded MMU, the address translations can be received from the translation cache and scheduled for access of the system memory using the translated addresses. If there is a miss in the translation cache, two or more address translation requests can be scheduled in two or more translation table walks in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Carlos Javier MOREIRA, Alexander MIRETSKY, Meghal VARIA, Kyle John ERNEWEIN, Manokanthan SOMASUNDARAM, Muhammad Umar CHOUDRY, Serag Monier GADELRAB
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Publication number: 20160306746Abstract: A comparand that includes a virtual address is received. Upon determining a match of the comparand to a burst entry tag, a candidate matching translation data unit is selected. The selecting is from a plurality of translation data units associated with the burst entry tag, and is based at least in part on at least one bit of the virtual address. Content of the candidate matching translation data unit is compared to at least a portion of the comparand. Upon a match, a hit is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Alexander MIRETSKY
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Publication number: 20160283384Abstract: Methods and systems for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) of a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the MMU receives a pre-fetch command from an upstream component of the device, the pre-fetch command including an address of an instruction, pre-fetches a translation of the instruction from a translation table in a memory of the device, and stores the translation of the instruction in a translation cache associated with the MMU.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Jason Edward PODAIMA, Bohuslav RYCHLIK, Paul Christopher John WIERCIENSKI, Kyle John ERNEWEIN, Carlos Javier MOREIRA, Meghal VARIA, Serag GADELRAB