Patents by Inventor Stephen Knol

Stephen Knol 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).

  • Patent number: 10424921
    Abstract: A semiconductor die including: a die-to-die interface including an input/output (I/O) circuitry area and an electrical contact area; wherein the electrical contact area includes an array of electrical contacts disposed on a side of the semiconductor die; and wherein the I/O circuitry area includes a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers coupled to at least one electrical contact in the electrical contact area, and a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection devices, each of the ESD protection devices coupled to a respective driver, further wherein the I/O circuitry area and the electrical contact area are separated in a top-down view of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Dubowski, Luverne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Knol, Sreeker Dundigal, Alvin Loke
  • Publication number: 20180233907
    Abstract: A semiconductor die including: a die-to-die interface including an input/output (I/O) circuitry area and an electrical contact area; wherein the electrical contact area includes an array of electrical contacts disposed on a side of the semiconductor die; and wherein the I/O circuitry area includes a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers coupled to at least one electrical contact in the electrical contact area, and a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection devices, each of the ESD protection devices coupled to a respective driver, further wherein the I/O circuitry area and the electrical contact area are separated in a top-down view of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth Dubowski, Luverne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Knol, Sreeker Dundigal, Alvin Loke
  • Patent number: 9654090
    Abstract: Circuits for die-to-die clock distribution are provided. A system includes a transmit clock tree on a first die and a receive clock tree on a second die. The transmit clock tree and the receive clock tree are the same, or very nearly the same, so that the insertion delay for a given bit on the transmit clock tree is the same as an insertion delay for a bit corresponding to the given bit on the receive clock tree. While there may be clock skew from bit-to-bit within the same clock tree, corresponding bits on the different die experience the same clock insertion delays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Clark Bryan, Alvin Leng Sun Loke, Stephen Knol, Gregory Francis Lynch, Tin Tin Wee, LuVerne Ray Peterson, Yue Li
  • Publication number: 20160308519
    Abstract: Circuits for die-to-die clock distribution are provided. A system includes a transmit clock tree on a first die and a receive clock tree on a second die. The transmit clock tree and the receive clock tree are the same, or very nearly the same, so that the insertion delay for a given bit on the transmit clock tree is the same as an insertion delay for a bit corresponding to the given bit on the receive clock tree. While there may be clock skew from bit-to-bit within the same clock tree, corresponding bits on the different die experience the same clock insertion delays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Clark Bryan, Alvin Leng Sun Loke, Stephen Knol, Gregory Francis Lynch, Tin Tin Wee, LuVerne Ray Peterson, Yue Li
  • Patent number: 9350339
    Abstract: Circuits for die-to-die clock distribution are provided. A system includes a transmit clock tree on a first die and a receive clock tree on a second die. The transmit clock tree and the receive clock tree are the same, or very nearly the same, so that the insertion delay for a given bit on the transmit clock tree is the same as an insertion delay for a bit corresponding to the given bit on the receive clock tree. While there may be clock skew from bit-to-bit within the same clock tree, corresponding bits on the different die experience the same clock insertion delays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Clark Bryan, Alvin Leng Sun Loke, Stephen Knol, Gregory Francis Lynch, Tin Tin Wee, LuVerne Ray Peterson, Yue Li
  • Publication number: 20160020759
    Abstract: Circuits for die-to-die clock distribution are provided. A system includes a transmit clock tree on a first die and a receive clock tree on a second die. The transmit clock tree and the receive clock tree are the same, or very nearly the same, so that the insertion delay for a given bit on the transmit clock tree is the same as an insertion delay for a bit corresponding to the given bit on the receive clock tree. While there may be clock skew from bit-to-bit within the same clock tree, corresponding bits on the different die experience the same clock insertion delays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Clark Bryan, Alvin Leng Sun Loke, Stephen Knol, Gregory Francis Lynch, Tin Tin Wee, LuVerne Ray Peterson, Yue Li
  • Publication number: 20150042401
    Abstract: An input receiver includes a first pass transistor coupled between an input pad and an internal receiver node. The first pass transistor includes a controlled floating gate capacitively coupled to the input pad. A source follower transistor couples between the internal receiver node and a power supply. A gate for the source follower transistor couples to the input pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephen Knol, Michael Brunolli, Chiew-Guan Tan, Damen Redelings