Patents by Inventor Rejitha Nair
Rejitha Nair 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: 12217102Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a set of processor cores, wherein each processor core of the set of processor cores includes BIST logic circuitry and multiple memory blocks coupled to the BIST logic circuitry. Each processor core further includes multiple power control circuitry, where each power control circuitry of the multiple power control circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, multiple isolation circuitry, where each isolation circuitry of the multiple isolation circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, a built-in-self repair (BISR) controller coupled to the each of the set of processor cores, each of the multiple power control circuitry, and each of the multiple isolation circuitry, and a safety controller coupled to the BISR controller, the multiple power control circuitry, and to the multiple isolation circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Devanathan Varadarajan, Varun Singh, Jose Luis Flores, Rejitha Nair, David Matthew Thompson
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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: 12158836Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a processor core configured to perform boot operations; and a microcontroller coupled to a processor core. The microcontroller includes: a set of microcontroller components; and a state machine coupled to the set of microcontroller components. The state machine is configured to perform self-test operations on the set of microcontroller components before the boot operations.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Venkateswar Reddy Kowkutla, Rejitha Nair
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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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Patent number: 12072731Abstract: 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: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Varun Singh, Rejitha Nair, John Chrysostom Apostol, Venkateswar Reddy Kowkutla, Santhanagopal Raghavendra
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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: 20230280784Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Varun SINGH, Rejitha NAIR, John Chrysostom APOSTOL, Venkateswar Reddy KOWKUTLA, Santhanagopal RAGHAVENDRA
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Publication number: 20230259448Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a processor core configured to perform boot operations; and a microcontroller coupled to a processor core. The microcontroller includes: a set of microcontroller components; and a state machine coupled to the set of microcontroller components. The state machine is configured to perform self-test operations on the set of microcontroller components before the boot operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Venkateswar Reddy KOWKUTLA, Rejitha NAIR
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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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Publication number: 20230185633Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a set of processor cores, wherein each processor core of the set of processor cores includes BIST logic circuitry and multiple memory blocks coupled to the BIST logic circuitry. Each processor core further includes multiple power control circuitry, where each power control circuitry of the multiple power control circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, multiple isolation circuitry, where each isolation circuitry of the multiple isolation circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, a built-in-self repair (BISR) controller coupled to the each of the set of processor cores, each of the multiple power control circuitry, and each of the multiple isolation circuitry, and a safety controller coupled to the BISR controller, the multiple power control circuitry, and to the multiple isolation circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Devanathan VARADARAJAN, Varun SINGH, Jose Luis FLORES, Rejitha NAIR, David Matthew THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20230168709Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Varun SINGH, Rejitha NAIR, John Chrysostom APOSTOL, Venkateswar Reddy KOWKUTLA, Raghavendra SANTHANAGOPAL
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Patent number: 11663111Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a processor core configured to perform boot operations; and a microcontroller coupled to a processor core. The microcontroller includes: a set of microcontroller components; and a state machine coupled to the set of microcontroller components. The state machine is configured to perform self-test operations on the set of microcontroller components before the boot operations.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Venkateswar Reddy Kowkutla, Rejitha Nair
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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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Publication number: 20210209003Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a processor core configured to perform boot operations; and a microcontroller coupled to a processor core. The microcontroller includes: a set of microcontroller components; and a state machine coupled to the set of microcontroller components. The state machine is configured to perform self-test operations on the set of microcontroller components before the boot operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Venkateswar Reddy KOWKUTLA, Rejitha NAIR
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Patent number: 8650239Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of operating a Galois field multiplier in a processor. An n bit multiplier and an n bit multiplicand are received during a first group of one or more clock cycles. An (2n?1) bit product is calculated based on the n bit multiplicand and the n bit multiplier. The (2n?1) bit product is stored in a first memory element during the first group of one or more clock cycles. An n bit polynomial value is received during a second group of one or more clock cycles. During the second group of one or more clock cycles, the (2n?1) bit product is divided by the n bit polynomial value producing an n bit result. The n bit result is stored in a second memory element during the second group of one or more clock cycles.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Shriram D. Moharil, Rejitha Nair
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Publication number: 20110060782Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of operating a Galois field multiplier in a processor. An n bit multiplier and an n bit multiplicand are received during a first group of one or more clock cycles. An (2n?1) bit product is calculated based on the n bit multiplicand and the n bit multiplier. The (2n?1) bit product is stored in a first memory element during the first group of one or more clock cycles. An n bit polynomial value is received during a second group of one or more clock cycles. During the second group of one or more clock cycles, the (2n?1) bit product is divided by the n bit polynomial value producing an n bit result. The n bit result is stored in a second memory element during the second group of one or more clock cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Shriram D. Moharil, Rejitha Nair