Patents by Inventor Smitha Shyam

Smitha Shyam 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).

  • Microprocessor and method for detecting faults therein
    Patent number: 8341473
    Abstract: A microprocessor has a silicon area comprising a plurality of transistors implemented on the silicon area and a fault detection circuit occupying less than 20% of the silicon area and configured to detect faults at runtime in at least 80% of the plurality of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke
  • MICROPROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS THEREIN
    Publication number: 20120011422
    Abstract: A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke
  • Microprocessor and method for detecting faults therein
    Patent number: 8051368
    Abstract: A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the Univeristy of Michigan
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke
  • MICROPROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS THEREIN
    Publication number: 20110214014
    Abstract: A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke
  • Microprocessor and method for detecting faults therein
    Patent number: 7966538
    Abstract: A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke
  • MICROPROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS THEREIN
    Publication number: 20090138772
    Abstract: A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Valeria Bertacco, Todd Michael Austin, Smitha Shyam, Kypros Constantinides, Sujay Phadke