Patents by Inventor Paul Yeh

Paul Yeh 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).

  • Apparatus and method for in-system programming of a field programmable logic device using device-specific characterization data
    Patent number: 6490714
    Abstract: A programmable logic device includes field programmable logic circuits and an internal programming circuit. The internal programming circuit includes a memory to store characterization data characterizing programmed voltage values of the field programmable logic circuits as a function of program voltage pulse widths. A characterization data processor programs the field programmable logic circuits using the characterization data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Rusli Kurniawan, Paul Yeh, Daren Linsenbach