Patents by Inventor Steven A. Sharpe

Steven A. Sharpe 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: 5231312
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package including a plurality of macrocells for connecting a logic circuit of the package to a plurality of external contacts of the package. At least one of the macrocells has an output driver that is enabled or disabled by a control signal for transmitting or preventing transmission of a logic signal to one of the contacts. The control signal is generated by a logic gate that receives and logically combines an individual output enable signal dedicated to that particular macrocell with a selected signal. One signal that may be selected is a regional output enable signal that is supplied to more than one macrocell. Each macrocell also has a feedback multiplexer selecting one signal to be sent to the logic circuit. Choices include a nonstored logic signal, a stored logic signal from a flip-flop register in the macrocell, a signal applied to the external contact associated with that macrocell, and a signal applied to another external contact associated with a different macrocell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Gongwer, Jinglun Tam, Keith H. Gudger, Joe Yu, Steven A. Sharp
  • Patent number: D425207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Steven A. Sharpe, Joseph J. Weinrich, Jr., Michael D. Sharpe