Patents by Inventor Van D. Butler

Van D. Butler 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).

  • Ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) for multi bit miss detect circuit
    Patent number: 9916896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-charge circuit including a first inverter which receives an early pre-charge signal and outputs an inverted early pre-charge signal, a first gate which receives a late pre-charge signal and a match line output signal and outputs an AND output signal, and a second gate which receives the inverted early pre-charge signal and the AND output signal and outputs an effective pre-charge signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Robert M. Houle, Michael T. Fragano, Akhilesh Patil, Van D. Butler