Patents by Inventor Randall Sexton

Randall Sexton 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).

  • Flash-based FPGA with secure reprogramming
    Patent number: 7885122
    Abstract: A flash-based programmable integrated circuit includes programmable circuitry, a flash memory array coupled to the programmable circuitry for configuring it, flash programming circuitry for programming the flash memory array, and an on-chip intelligence, such as a microcontroller or state machine, coupled to the programming circuitry to program the flash memory from off-chip data supplied via an I/O pad, or to refresh the data stored in the flash memory to prevent it from degrading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Actel Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Landry, William C. Plants, Randall Sexton
  • FLASH-BASED FPGA WITH SECURE REPROGRAMMING
    Publication number: 20100014357
    Abstract: A flash-based programmable integrated circuit includes programmable circuitry, a flash memory array coupled to the programmable circuitry for configuring it, flash programming circuitry for programming the flash memory array, and an on-chip intelligence, such as a microcontroller or state machine, coupled to the programming circuitry to program the flash memory from off-chip data supplied via an I/O pad, or to refresh the data stored in the flash memory to prevent it from degrading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Joel Landry, William C. Plants, Randall Sexton
  • Flash-based FPGA with secure reprogramming
    Patent number: 7616508
    Abstract: A flash-based programmable integrated circuit includes programmable circuitry, a flash memory array coupled to the programmable circuitry for configuring it, flash programming circuitry for programming the flash memory array, and an on-chip intelligence, such as a microcontroller or state machine, coupled to the programming circuitry to program the flash memory from off-chip data supplied via an I/O pad, or to refresh the data stored in the flash memory to prevent it from degrading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Actel Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Landry, William Plants, Randall Sexton