Patents by Inventor Shawn C. Smith

Shawn C. Smith 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).

  • On-board FIFO memory module for high speed digital sourcing and capture to/from DUT (device under test) using a clock from DUT
    Patent number: 7640471
    Abstract: In a method and system for testing, a tester (110) is operable to communicate test signals (124, 126) at a tester clock speed, and a device (190) to be tested is operable to communicate the test signals (124, 126) at a device clock speed, the device clock speed being greater than the tester clock speed. A test module (120) is interposed between the tester (110) and the device (190) to enable data transfer between the tester (110) and the device (190) at their respective clock speeds. The test module (120) includes a memory module (250) capable of storing N samples of the test signals (124, 126) at a selectable one of the tester clock speed and the device clock speed. The memory module (250) is operable to provide the N samples at a selectable one of the tester clock speed and the device clock speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu Miao, Elizabeth Vigrass, Shawn C. Smith
  • On-board FIFO memory module for high speed digital sourcing and capture to/from DUT (device under test) using a clock from DUT
    Publication number: 20080091993
    Abstract: In a method and system for testing, a tester (110) is operable to communicate test signals (124, 126) at a tester clock speed, and a device (190) to be tested is operable to communicate the test signals (124, 126) at a device clock speed, the device clock speed being greater than the tester clock speed. A test module (120) is interposed between the tester (110) and the device (190) to enable data transfer between the tester (110) and the device (190) at their respective clock speeds. The test module (120) includes a memory module (250) capable of storing N samples of the test signals (124, 126) at a selectable one of the tester clock speed and the device clock speed. The memory module (250) is operable to provide the N samples at a selectable one of the tester clock speed and the device clock speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu Miao, Elizabeth Vigrass, Shawn C. Smith
  • Method of ordering pharmaceutical and vaccine products
    Publication number: 20030105683
    Abstract: A method and system for ordering pharmaceutical and vaccine products via the Internet, characterized by an electronic catalog providing product information wherein pricing information may be adjusted according to variable customer pricing schedules. After product purchase, the system is capable of tracking the location and estimated arrival of order shipments in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Frank M. Fratarcangeli, Kevin C. Austin, Robert Stephen Burgess, William H. Cameron, Robert T. deHaan, Robert C. Houser, Paul C. Huzar, Scott K. Mengel, Michael Piede, Shawn C. Smith