Patents by Inventor Samson Tan

Samson Tan 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for initializing serial links
    Patent number: 8161429
    Abstract: A serial communications protocol is provided that has optional link initialization features such as an optional automatic lane polarity reversal feature and an optional automatic lane order reversal feature. A user that desires to create a protocol-compliant integrated circuit design can either choose to include or to not include the optional features. Integrated circuits in which the optional serial communications link features are implemented are able to perform the lane polarity reversal and lane order reversal functions. Integrated circuits in which the optional serial communications link features have not been implemented are not able to perform these functions, but can be fabricated using fewer circuit resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Chan, Faisal Dada, Karl Lu, Bryon Moyer, Samson Tan, Venkat Yadavalli, Arye Ziklik