Patents by Inventor Richard E. Silveria

Richard E. Silveria 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).

  • Self-heating burn-in
    Patent number: 7279703
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for self-heating burn-in have been disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of gates, a multiplexer to select a clock signal out of a plurality of clock signals to toggle the plurality of gates in response to the selected clock signal to generate heat internally for burn-in, and a thermal sensing circuitry to monitor an internal temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Norris, Richard E. Silveria