Patents by Inventor Raghavendra Santhanagopal
Raghavendra Santhanagopal 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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Publication number: 20250199941Abstract: An example system, e.g., a system on a chip (SoC), includes first and second domains having first and second processors, respectively. The second processor is part of a processing subsystem in the second domain. The first processor provides an instruction to the second processor, which executes the instruction to configure the processing subsystem to operate in a mode specified by the instruction. In response to the processing subsystem being configured to operate in the specified mode, isolation circuitry of the system is configured to provide a level of isolation between the first domain and the second domain based on the specified mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Chunhua Hu, Anthony Frederick Seely, Nishanth Menon, Rajesh Kumar Vanga, Rejitha Nair, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Kazunobu Shin, Jason Peck, John Apostol
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Patent number: 12271289Abstract: A system, e.g., a system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain including a first processor configured to boot the system; a second domain including a processing subsystem having a second processor; and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain During boot-up of the system, the first processor provides code to the second domain. When the code is executed by the second processor, it configures the processing subsystem as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain. The safety domain may an external safety domain or an internal safety domain.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Chunhua Hu, Anthony Frederick Seely, Nishanth Menon, Rajesh Kumar Vanga, Rejitha Nair, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Kazunobu Shin, Jason Peck, John Apostol
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Publication number: 20250015698Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes an isolation, an input/output (IO), and a low power mode (LPM) control logic. The isolation includes a level shift with pull-down configured to weakly pull down the voltage of signals that travel through the isolation. The IO includes an input and a physical connector for coupling to a power management IC. The IO provides an asserted-low LPM enable signal to the physical connector in response to the IO input. An output of the LPM control logic is coupled via the isolation to the input of the IO. The LPM control logic provides a high voltage signal to the input of the IO as a default during power on reset (POR) of the IC. The pull-down pulls the LPM enable signal voltage to the asserted low voltage in response to a voltage of the LPM enable signal falling below a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Kazunobu Shin, Venkateswara Pothireddy, Siva Kothamasu, John Apostol, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Rajagopal Kollengode Ananthanarayanan, Rejitha Nair, Charles Gerlach, Ravi Teja Reddy
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Patent number: 12132386Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes an isolation, an input/output (IO), and a low power mode (LPM) control logic. The isolation includes a level shift with pull-down configured to weakly pull down the voltage of signals that travel through the isolation. The IO includes an input and a physical connector for coupling to a power management IC. The IO provides an asserted-low LPM enable signal to the physical connector in response to the IO input. An output of the LPM control logic is coupled via the isolation to the input of the IO. The LPM control logic provides a high voltage signal to the input of the IO as a default during power on reset (POR) of the IC. The pull-down pulls the LPM enable signal voltage to the asserted low voltage in response to a voltage of the LPM enable signal falling below a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Kazunobu Shin, Venkateswara Pothireddy, Siva Kothamasu, John Apostol, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Rajagopal Kollengode Ananthanarayanan, Rejitha Nair, Charles Gerlach, Ravi Teja Reddy
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Publication number: 20240134776Abstract: A system, e.g., a system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain including a first processor configured to boot the system; a second domain including a processing subsystem having a second processor; and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain During boot-up of the system, the first processor provides code to the second domain. When the code is executed by the second processor, it configures the processing subsystem as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain. The safety domain may an external safety domain or an internal safety domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Chunhua Hu, Anthony Frederick Seely, Nishanth Menon, Rajesh Kumar Vanga, Rejitha Nair, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Kazunobu Shin, Jason Peck, John Apostol
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Patent number: 11899563Abstract: A system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain comprising a first processor configured to boot the SoC, and a first debug subsystem, a second domain comprising a second processor, the second domain configurable as either a safety domain or a general-purpose processing domain, and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain. During boot-up of the SoC, the first processor provides code to the second domain which, when executed by the second processor, configures the second domain as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Chunhua Hu, Anthony Frederick Seely, Nishanth Menon, Rajesh Kumar Vanga, Rejitha Nair, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Kazunobu Shin, Jason Peck, John Apostol
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Publication number: 20230238872Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes an isolation, an input/output (IO), and a low power mode (LPM) control logic. The isolation includes a level shift with pull-down configured to weakly pull down the voltage of signals that travel through the isolation. The IO includes an input and a physical connector for coupling to a power management IC. The IO provides an asserted-low LPM enable signal to the physical connector in response to the IO input. An output of the LPM control logic is coupled via the isolation to the input of the IO. The LPM control logic provides a high voltage signal to the input of the IO as a default during power on reset (POR) of the IC. The pull-down pulls the LPM enable signal voltage to the asserted low voltage in response to a voltage of the LPM enable signal falling below a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Kazunobu Shin, Venkateswara Pothireddy, Siva Kothamasu, John Apostol, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Rajagopal Kollengode Ananthanarayanan, Rejitha Nair, Charles Gerlach, Ravi Teja Reddy
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Publication number: 20230205305Abstract: A circuit device is provided and includes a first power domain comprising a universal serial bus (USB) subsystem and/or a memory controller subsystem. The first power domain is configured to isolate the USB subsystem and/or the memory controller subsystem from a power-on-reset signal asserted during a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Chunhua Hu, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Kazunobu Shin, Charles Gerlach, Rejitha Nair, Ritesh Sojitra, Sai Rajaraman, Anthony Seely, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Varun Singh, John Apostol
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Publication number: 20230205672Abstract: A system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain comprising a first processor configured to boot the SoC, and a first debug subsystem, a second domain comprising a second processor, the second domain configurable as either a safety domain or a general-purpose processing domain, and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain. During boot-up of the SoC, the first processor provides code to the second domain which, when executed by the second processor, configures the second domain as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Venkateswar Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Chunhua Hu, Anthony Frederick Seely, Nishanth Menon, Vanga Kumar Rajesh, Rejitha Nair, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, Kazunobu Shin, Jason Peck, John Apostol
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Patent number: 11662763Abstract: An electronic device comprising one or more subcircuits configured to receive a clock signal, the clock signal configured to switch from a reference clock signal to a second clock signal based on a clock bypass signal, a timer configured to receive the reference clock signal and output an alignment signal based on the reference clock signal, wherein a frequency of the alignment signal is determined based on clock frequencies of the one or more subcircuits; a clock alignment module coupled to the timer and the one or more subcircuits and configured to receive the clock bypass signal, determine that the clock bypass signal has changed to switch the one or more subcircuits to the reference clock signal from the second clock signal, block the clock signal from being received by the one or more subcircuits, receive the alignment signal, and unblock the clock signal based on the alignment signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Varun Singh, Rejitha Nair, John Chrysostom Apostol, Venkateswar Reddy Kowkutla, Raghavendra Santhanagopal
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Patent number: 9152520Abstract: A programmable interface-based validation and debug system includes, for example, a test connector that is arranged to communicatively couple a design under test to the test fixture. A programmable logic interface is communicatively coupled to the test connector and is arranged to receive a downloadable test bench, where the downloadable test bench is arranged to apply test vectors from a first set of test vectors to a first test control bus. A multiplexer is arranged to selectively couple one of the first test control bus and a second test control bus to a shared test bus that is coupled to the test connector, where the second test control bus is arranged to apply test vectors from a second set of test vectors provided by, for example, a debugger that is operated by a human.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Anshul Gahoi, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Pradeep Kumar Babu
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Publication number: 20150253387Abstract: A programmable interface-based validation and debug system includes, for example, a test connector that is arranged to communicatively couple a design under test to the test fixture. A programmable logic interface is communicatively coupled to the test connector and is arranged to receive a downloadable test bench, where the downloadable test bench is arranged to apply test vectors from a first set of test vectors to a first test control bus. A multiplexer is arranged to selectively couple one of the first test control bus and a second test control bus to a shared test bus that is coupled to the test connector, where the second test control bus is arranged to apply test vectors from a second set of test vectors provided by, for example, a debugger that is operated by a human.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Anshul Gahoi, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Pradeep Kumar Babu
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Publication number: 20150089289Abstract: A programmable interface-based validation and debug system includes, for example, a test connector that is arranged to communicatively couple a design under test to the test fixture. A programmable logic interface is communicatively coupled to the test connector and is arranged to receive a downloadable test bench, where the downloadable test bench is arranged to apply test vectors from a first set of test vectors to a first test control bus. A multiplexer is arranged to selectively couple one of the first test control bus and a second test control bus to a shared test bus that is coupled to the test connector, where the second test control bus is arranged to apply test vectors from a second set of test vectors provided by, for example, a debugger that is operated by a human.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Texas Instruments, IncorporatedInventors: Anshul Gahoi, Raghavendra Santhanagopal, Pradeep Kumar Babu