Patents by Inventor Scott Masepohl

Scott Masepohl 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).

  • Asynchronous data sampling using CDR receivers in lock-to-reference mode
    Patent number: 7839966
    Abstract: Sampling and analysis of input data is implemented within the programmable logic resource without using external equipment. CDR circuitry can be set to reference clock mode. In this mode, a reference clock signal is multiplied by a factor to generate a sample rate. The sample rate is divided by another factor, the desired width of the sampled data, to generate an output clock. The input data is sampled at the sample rate and sent to core circuitry based on the output clock. Dedicated circuitry in the core circuitry is configured to perform analysis on the sampled data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Masepohl