Inventor
SUTHERLAND IVAN E
US65 patents
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
44 patentsUS7020779B1Mar 28, 2006
Secure, distributed e-mail system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC91 citations98
US6600325B2Jul 29, 2003
Method and apparatus for probing an integrated circuit through capacitive coupling
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC80 citations98
US6559531B1May 6, 2003
Face to face chips
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC76 citations98
US6500696B2Dec 31, 2002
Face to face chip
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC68 citations96
US5572690ANov 5, 1996
Cascaded multistage counterflow pipeline processor for carrying distinct data in two opposite directions
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC81 citations95
US6925411B1Aug 2, 2005
Method and apparatus for aligning semiconductor chips using an actively driven vernier
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC22 citations93
US6870271B2Mar 22, 2005
Integrated circuit assembly module that supports capacitive communication between semiconductor dies
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC32 citations93
US5861762AJan 19, 1999
Inverse toggle XOR and XNOR circuit
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC22 citations93
US5187800AFeb 16, 1993
Asynchronous pipelined data processing system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC39 citations93
US7417993B1Aug 26, 2008
Apparatus and method for high-throughput asynchronous communication
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC22 citations92
US6995039B2Feb 7, 2006
Method and apparatus for electrostatically aligning integrated circuits
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC35 citations92
US6486709B2Nov 26, 2002
Distributing data to multiple destinations within an asynchronous circuit
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC28 citations92
US6356117B1Mar 12, 2002
Asynchronously controlling data transfers within a circuit
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC36 citations92
US5805838ASep 8, 1998
Fast arbiter with decision storage
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC24 citations92
US5758139AMay 26, 1998
Control chains for controlling data flow in interlocked data path circuits
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC26 citations92
US5748539AMay 5, 1998
Recursive multi-channel interface
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC33 citations92
US5600848AFeb 4, 1997
Counterflow pipeline processor with instructions flowing in a first direction and instruction results flowing in the reverse direction
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC47 citations92
US6351261B1Feb 26, 2002
System and method for a virtual reality system having a frame buffer that stores a plurality of view points that can be selected and viewed by the user
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC40 citations91
US6496359B2Dec 17, 2002
Tile array computers
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC30 citations89
US7200830B2Apr 3, 2007
Enhanced electrically-aligned proximity communication
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC15 citations84
US7012459B2Mar 14, 2006
Method and apparatus for regulating heat in an asynchronous system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC17 citations84
US6987412B2Jan 17, 2006
Sense amplifying latch with low swing feedback
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC19 citations84
US6812046B2Nov 2, 2004
Method and apparatus for electronically aligning capacitively coupled chip pads
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC16 citations84
US6769007B2Jul 27, 2004
Adder circuit with a regular structure
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC14 citations84
US6753726B1Jun 22, 2004
Apparatus and method for an offset-correcting sense amplifier
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC13 citations84
US6710436B1Mar 23, 2004
Method and apparatus for electrostatically aligning integrated circuits
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC13 citations84
US6304125B1Oct 16, 2001
Method for generating and distribution of polyphase clock signals
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC19 citations84
US6188262B1Feb 13, 2001
Synchronous polyphase clock distribution system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC20 citations84
US7046017B1May 16, 2006
Full-wave rectifier for capacitance measurements
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US6825708B1Nov 30, 2004
Apparatus and method for an offset-correcting sense amplifier
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US6456136B1Sep 24, 2002
Method and apparatus for latching data within a digital system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US5838939ANov 17, 1998
Multi-issue/plural counterflow pipeline processor
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC13 citations74
US5638009AJun 10, 1997
Three conductor asynchronous signaling
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US6675246B1Jan 6, 2004
Sharing arbiter
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC9 citations73
US6420907B1Jul 16, 2002
Method and apparatus for asynchronously controlling state information within a circuit
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC6 citations73
US6360288B1Mar 19, 2002
Method and modules for control of pipelines carrying data using pipelines carrying control signals
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations73
US6085316AJul 4, 2000
Layered counterflow pipeline processor with anticipatory control
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations73
US6072805AJun 6, 2000
Observing arbiter
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC9 citations73
US5943491AAug 24, 1999
Control circuit of mutual exclusion elements
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC15 citations73
US5713025AJan 27, 1998
Asynchronous arbiter using multiple arbiter elements to enhance speed
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC12 citations73
US6707317B2Mar 16, 2004
Method and apparatus for asynchronously controlling domino logic gates
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations69
US7384804B2Jun 10, 2008
Method and apparatus for electronically aligning capacitively coupled mini-bars
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC2 citations63
US7026867B2Apr 11, 2006
Floating input amplifier for capacitively coupled communication
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC4 citations63
US6987394B1Jan 17, 2006
Full-wave rectifier for capacitance measurements
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC3 citations63
SUTHERLAND IVAN E
3 patentsORACLE AMERICA INC
2 patents(unassigned)
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