Inventor

FLOYD MICHAEL STEPHEN

US66 patents

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FLOYD MICHAEL STEPHEN

IBM

Method and apparatus for patching problematic instructions in a microprocessor using software interrupts

Method and logical apparatus for switching between single-threaded and multi-threaded execution states in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor

Method and apparatus for interface failure survivability using error correction

Performance throttling for temperature reduction in a microprocessor

Method and system for dynamically configuring a central processing unit with multiple processing cores

Intelligent SMT thread hang detect taking into account shared resource contention/blocking

Method and apparatus for autonomic policy-based thermal management in a data processing system

Multi-state logic analyzer integral to a microprocessor

Method and apparatus for identifying instructions for performance monitoring in a microprocessor

Method and system for performing pseudo-random testing of an integrated circuit

Data processing system and method with dynamic idle for tunable interface calibration

Accounting method and logic for determining per-thread processor resource utilization in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor

Method and apparatus for performing imprecise bus tracing in a data processing system having a distributed memory

Dynamic, Non-invasive detection of hot-pluggable problem components and re-active re-allocation of system resources from problem components

Non-disruptive, dynamic hot-plug and hot-remove of server nodes in an SMP

Method and apparatus for increasing the effectiveness of system debug and analysis

Method and apparatus for harvesting problematic code sections aggravating hardware design flaws in a microprocessor

Method and apparatus for scanning free-running logic

Method and apparatus for providing cooperative fault recovery between a processor and a service processor

System and method for phase alignment of a plurality of clock pulses when starting, stopping and pulsing clocks

Method and system for testing an integrated circuit

Method and apparatus for specifying multiple voltage domains and validating physical implementation and interconnections in a processor chip

Method and system of multi-core microprocessor power management and control via per-chiplet, programmable power modes

Intelligent SMT thread hang detect taking into account shared resource contention/blocking

Early clock fault detection method and circuit for detecting clock faults in a multiprocessing system

Method and apparatus for capturing event traces for debug and analysis

Method for performing hierarchical hang detection in a computer system

Method and apparatus for multi-stage hang recovery in an out-of-order microprocessor

Method and apparatus for a high-speed serial communications bus protocol with positive acknowledgement

Method and apparatus for a byte lane selectable performance monitor bus

Thermally aware integrated circuit

Synchronizing triggering of multiple hardware trace facilities using an existing system bus

Self-learning of the optimal power or performance operating point of a computer chip based on instantaneous feedback of present operating environment

System and method for thermal monitoring of IC using sampling periods of invariant duration

Proactive automated calibration of integrated circuit interface

Method and apparatus for sending thread-execution-state-sensitive supervisory commands to a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor

Guaranteed method and apparatus for capture of debug data

Accessing and manipulating microprocessor state

Method and apparatus for multiplexing commands in a symmetric multiprocessing system interchip link

Method and apparatus to dynamically recalibrate VLSI chip thermal sensors through software control

System and method for controlling idle state exits to manage DI/DT issues

Extending a clock frequency range of a critical path monitor

Dynamic silicon characterization observability using functional clocks for system or run-time process characterization

Method and apparatus for elastic shorts testing, a hardware-assisted wire test mechanism

BOSE PRADIP

Managing instructions for more efficient load/store unit usage

Adaptive data prefetch

On-chip power proxy based architecture

On-chip power proxy based architecture

FLOYD MICHAEL STEPHEN

Simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor supporting thread-execution-state-sensitive supervisory commands

ARMSTRONG WILLIAM JOSEPH

Processor with resource usage counters for per-thread accounting