Patents by Inventor Sylvia M. Thirtle

Sylvia M. Thirtle 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).

  • Data processor device having trace capabilities and method
    Patent number: 8312253
    Abstract: In response to determining an event has occurred, information is stored at a trace buffer of an integrated circuit. When the trace buffer is full, execution of instructions at a CPU is halted to allow the trace buffer information to be accessed at an external interface to the integrated circuit device. The CPU is continually halted as the trace buffer is filled to facilitate retrieving all information written to the trace buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Circello, Daniel M. McCarthy, Sylvia M. Thirtle
  • DATA PROCESSOR DEVICE HAVING TRACE CAPABILITIES AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090217010
    Abstract: In response to determining an event has occurred, information is stored at a trace buffer of an integrated circuit. When the trace buffer is full, execution of instructions at a CPU is halted to allow the trace buffer information to be accessed at an external interface to the integrated circuit device. The CPU is continually halted as the trace buffer is filled to facilitate retrieving all information written to the trace buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Circello, Daniel M. McCarthy, Sylvia M. Thirtle