Patents by Inventor Vaughn Grossnickle

Vaughn Grossnickle 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: 11461504
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for autonomous security and functional safety (FUSA) of clock and voltages. The apparatus may include: a multiplexer having a first input communicatively coupled to a pin to receive a first clock external to a die, and a second input coupled to an output of a divider; an oscillator to provide a second clock; and a counter coupled to an output of the multiplexer and the oscillator, wherein the counter is to operate with the second clock and is to determine a frequency of the first clock. The apparatus may further include a voltage monitor circuitry for monitoring voltage(s) for FUSA, a reference generator for FUSA, a duty cycle monitor for FUSA, a frequency degradation monitor for FUSA, and a phase error degradation monitor for FUSA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nasser Kurd, Praveen Mosalikanti, Thripthi Hegde, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Qi S. Wang, Kandadai Ramesh
  • Publication number: 20210049307
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for autonomous security and functional safety (FUSA) of clock and voltages. The apparatus may include: a multiplexer having a first input communicatively coupled to a pin to receive a first clock external to a die, and a second input coupled to an output of a divider; an oscillator to provide a second clock; and a counter coupled to an output of the multiplexer and the oscillator, wherein the counter is to operate with the second clock and is to determine a frequency of the first clock. The apparatus may further include a voltage monitor circuitry for monitoring voltage(s) for FUSA, a reference generator for FUSA, a duty cycle monitor for FUSA, a frequency degradation monitor for FUSA, and a phase error degradation monitor for FUSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nasser Kurd, Praveen Mosalikanti, Thripthi Hegde, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Qi S. Wang, Kandadai Ramesh
  • Patent number: 10824764
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for autonomous security and functional safety (FUSA) of clock and voltages. The apparatus may include: a multiplexer having a first input communicatively coupled to a pin to receive a first clock external to a die, and a second input coupled to an output of a divider; an oscillator to provide a second clock; and a counter coupled to an output of the multiplexer and the oscillator, wherein the counter is to operate with the second clock and is to determine a frequency of the first clock. The apparatus may further include a voltage monitor circuitry for monitoring voltage(s) for FUSA, a reference generator for FUSA, a duty cycle monitor for FUSA, a frequency degradation monitor for FUSA, and a phase error degradation monitor for FUSA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nasser Kurd, Praveen Mosalikanti, Thripthi Hegde, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Qi S. Wang, Kandadai Ramesh
  • Publication number: 20200004990
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for autonomous security and functional safety (FUSA) of clock and voltages. The apparatus may include: a multiplexer having a first input communicatively coupled to a pin to receive a first clock external to a die, and a second input coupled to an output of a divider; an oscillator to provide a second clock; and a counter coupled to an output of the multiplexer and the oscillator, wherein the counter is to operate with the second clock and is to determine a frequency of the first clock. The apparatus may further include a voltage monitor circuitry for monitoring voltage(s) for FUSA, a reference generator for FUSA, a duty cycle monitor for FUSA, a frequency degradation monitor for FUSA, and a phase error degradation monitor for FUSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nasser Kurd, Praveen Mosalikanti, Thripthi Hegde, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Qi S. Wang, Kandadai Ramesh
  • Patent number: 9876491
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Nasser Kurd, Jeffrey Krieger
  • Patent number: 9836078
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a tight loop mode is provided in which most, if not all of, the clock distribution circuitry may be bypassed during an initial frequency lock stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Allan Feldman, Nasser Kurd, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Praveen Mosalikanti
  • Publication number: 20160344379
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Mark NEIDENGARD, Vaughn GROSSNICKLE, Nasser KURD, Jeffrey KRIEGER
  • Publication number: 20160327974
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a tight loop mode is provided in which most, if not all of, the clock distribution circuitry may be bypassed during an initial frequency lock stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Allan Feldman, Nasser Kurd, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Praveen Mosalikanti
  • Patent number: 9450589
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a tight loop mode is provided is which most, if not all of, the clock distribution circuitry may be bypassed during an initial frequency lock stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Allan Feldman, Nasser Kurd, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Praveen Mosalikanti
  • Publication number: 20160056807
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Mark NEIDENGARD, Vaughn GROSSNICKLE, Nasser KURD, Jeffrey KRIEGER
  • Patent number: 9190991
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Nasser Kurd, Jeffrey Krieger
  • Publication number: 20150214959
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a tight loop mode is provided is which most, if not all of, the clock distribution circuitry may be bypassed during an initial frequency lock stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Allan Feldman, Nasser Kurd, Mark Neidengard, Vaughn Grossnickle, Praveen Mosalikanti
  • Publication number: 20140218088
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Neidengaed, Vaughn Grossnickle, Nasser Kurd, Jeffrey Krieger
  • Publication number: 20060200694
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to control clock distribution to a circuit. A scheduler schedules a sequence of a clock distribution of clock signals to a plurality of clock distribution domains (CKDOMs) in the circuit according to a state status of the circuit. A controller controls enabling the clock distribution to the CKDOMs according to the scheduled sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Rifani, Vaughn Grossnickle, Keng Wong