Patents by Inventor R. Shawn Blanton

R. Shawn Blanton 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).

  • Patent number: 7325180
    Abstract: A system to test integrated circuits on a wafer may include a transceiver formed on the wafer. The system may also include an antenna system couplable to the transceiver. The transceiver may be formed in one of a scribe line on the wafer, a chip on the wafer or on an otherwise unusable portion of the wafer. The antenna system maybe formed in at least one of the same scribe line as the transceiver or in at least one other scribe line formed in the wafer. Alternatively, the antenna system may include an antenna external to the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Lawrence Pileggi, Chik Patrick Yue, R. Shawn Blanton, Thomas Vogels