Patents by Inventor Ross A. Oldfield

Ross A. Oldfield 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).

  • Programmable device and method of programming
    Patent number: 7210063
    Abstract: The invention may relate to a method of programming a programmable non-volatile device. The programmable non-volatile device may be programmed while coupled to a circuit in which the programmable non-volatile device is to be used. The method may include establishing a connection and communicating information. The connection may be established from an external device to a test interface of the circuit. The information may be communicated from the external device through the test interface, for programming the programmable non-volatile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: John S. T. Holcroft, Christopher J. Lane, Ross A. Oldfield
  • Programmable device and method of programming
    Publication number: 20040044927
    Abstract: The invention may relate to a method of programming a programmable non-volatile device. The programmable non-volatile device may be programmed while coupled to a circuit in which the programmable non-volatile device is to be used. The method may include establishing a connection and communicating information. The connection may be established from an external device to a test interface of the circuit. The information may be communicated from the external device through the test interface, for programming the programmable non-volatile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: LSI LOGIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: John S. T. Holcroft, Christopher J. Lane, Ross A. Oldfield