Patents by Inventor Simon Howell

Simon Howell 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).

  • Processor array
    Patent number: 7549081
    Abstract: An array of processing elements can incorporate a degree of redundancy. Specifically, the array includes one or more spare, or redundant, rows of array elements, in addition to the number required to implement the intended function or functions of the device. If a defect occurs in one of the processors in the device, then the entire row which includes that defective processor is not used, and is replaced by a spare row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: picoChips Design Limited
    Inventors: William Robbins, Michael Davison, Simon Howell, Anthony Peter John Claydon
  • Processor array
    Publication number: 20050257105
    Abstract: An array of processing elements can incorporate a degree of redundancy. Specifically, the array includes one or more spare, or redundant, rows of array elements, in addition to the number required to implement the intended function or functions of the device. If a defect occurs in one of the processors in the device, then the entire row which includes that defective processor is not used, and is replaced by a spare row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: William Robbins, Michael Davison, Simon Howell, Anthony Claydon