Patents by Inventor Steven D. Sabin

Steven D. Sabin 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).

  • System for receiving burst width greater than cache width by storing first portion of burst to cache and storing second portion of burst to storage circuit
    Patent number: 5860027
    Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing core (43), a cache (33) connected to the core and having a cache width, and a bus (31) for receiving from an information source external to the data processing device a burst of information having a width which exceeds the cache width by a width difference. The cache is coupled to the bus to receive and store a first portion of the burst which is equal in width to the cache width. A storage circuit (35) is coupled to the bus to receive and store a second portion of the burst corresponding to the width difference, and the storage circuit has an output coupled to the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas A. Leyrer, Steven D. Sabin
  • Data processing with adaptable external burst memory access
    Patent number: 5664230
    Abstract: A data processing device includes a data processing core (43), a cache (33) connected to the core and having a cache width, and a bus (31) for receiving from an information source external to the data processing device a burst of information having a width which exceeds the cache width by a width difference. The cache is coupled to the bus to receive and store a first portion of the burst which is equal in width to the cache width. A storage circuit (35) is coupled to the bus to receive and store a second portion of the burst corresponding to the width difference, and the storage circuit has an output coupled to the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas A. Leyrer, Steven D. Sabin