Patents by Inventor Ross Voigt LaFetra

Ross Voigt LaFetra 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).

  • Serial interface having a read temperature command
    Patent number: 7231474
    Abstract: A serial communication system includes an integrated circuit having a master serial interface; and a processor having a slave serial interface coupled to the master serial interface through a clock signal line and a data signal line. The slave serial interface is responsive to a read temperature command issued by the master serial interface to return a first temperature value associated with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Helms, Larry D. Hewitt, Scott E. Swanstrom, Ross Voigt LaFetra