Patents by Inventor Thomas James Gibney

Thomas James Gibney 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: 10949127
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamically optimizing memory traffic in multi-client systems are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of client devices, a memory subsystem, and a communication fabric coupled to the client devices and the memory subsystem. The system includes a first client which generates memory access requests targeting the memory subsystem. Prior to sending a given memory access request to the fabric, the first client analyzes metadata associated with data targeted by the given memory access request. If the metadata indicates the targeted data is the same as or is able to be derived from previously retrieved data, the first client prevents the request from being sent out on the fabric on the data path to memory subsystem. This helps to reduce memory bandwidth consumption and allows the fabric and the memory subsystem to stay in a low-power state for longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Branover, Thomas James Gibney
  • Publication number: 20190391764
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamically optimizing memory traffic in multi-client systems are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of client devices, a memory subsystem, and a communication fabric coupled to the client devices and the memory subsystem. The system includes a first client which generates memory access requests targeting the memory subsystem. Prior to sending a given memory access request to the fabric, the first client analyzes metadata associated with data targeted by the given memory access request. If the metadata indicates the targeted data is the same as or is able to be derived from previously retrieved data, the first client prevents the request from being sent out on the fabric on the data path to memory subsystem. This helps to reduce memory bandwidth consumption and allows the fabric and the memory subsystem to stay in a low-power state for longer periods of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander J. Branover, Thomas James Gibney
  • Patent number: 10409524
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamically optimizing memory traffic in multi-client systems are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of client devices, a memory subsystem, and a communication fabric coupled to the client devices and the memory subsystem. The system includes a first client which generates memory access requests targeting the memory subsystem. Prior to sending a given memory access request to the fabric, the first client analyzes metadata associated with data targeted by the given memory access request. If the metadata indicates the targeted data is the same as or is able to be derived from previously retrieved data, the first client prevents the request from being sent out on the fabric on the data path to memory subsystem. This helps to reduce memory bandwidth consumption and allows the fabric and the memory subsystem to stay in a low-power state for longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Branover, Thomas James Gibney
  • Publication number: 20190158374
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for enabling localized control of link states in a computing system are disclosed. A computing system includes at least a host processor, a communication fabric, one or more devices, one or more links, and a local link controller to monitor the one or more links. In various implementations, the local link controller detects and controls states of a link without requiring communication with, or intervention by, the host processor. In various implementations, this local control by the link controller includes control over the clock signals provided to the link. For example, the local link controller can directly control the frequency of a clock supplied to the link. In addition, in various implementations the link controller controls the power supplied to the link. For example, the link controller can control the voltage supplied to the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander J. Branover, Thomas James Gibney, Michael J. Tresidder, Nat Barbiero