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SUTHERLAND IVAN E

US65 patents
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC

44 patents
US7020779B1Mar 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 patents

ORACLE AMERICA INC

2 patents

(unassigned)

1 patent

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