Inventor
KNAPP STEVEN K
US19 patents
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XILINX INC
13 patentsUS7281082B1Oct 9, 2007
Flexible scheme for configuring programmable semiconductor devices using or loading programs from SPI-based serial flash memories that support multiple SPI flash vendors and device families
XILINX INC73 citations97
US5499192AMar 12, 1996
Method for generating logic modules from a high level block diagram
XILINX INC166 citations97
US5422833AJun 6, 1995
Method and system for propagating data type for circuit design from a high level block diagram
XILINX INC56 citations95
US7535249B1May 19, 2009
Authentication for information provided to an integrated circuit
XILINX INC18 citations92
US7454556B1Nov 18, 2008
Method to program non-JTAG attached devices or memories using a PLD and its associated JTAG interface
XILINX INC22 citations92
US5737234AApr 7, 1998
Method of optimizing resource allocation starting from a high level block diagram
XILINX INC29 citations91
US5574655ANov 12, 1996
Method of allocating logic using general function components
XILINX INC28 citations91
US7243227B1Jul 10, 2007
Method and apparatus to copy protect software programs
XILINX INC11 citations84
US7358762B1Apr 15, 2008
Parallel interface for configuring programmable devices
XILINX INC15 citations83
US7987358B1Jul 26, 2011
Methods of authenticating a user design in a programmable integrated circuit
XILINX INC7 citations82
US5553001ASep 3, 1996
Method for optimizing resource allocation starting from a high level
XILINX INC14 citations72
US5617573AApr 1, 1997
State splitting for level reduction
XILINX INC17 citations68
US7768293B1Aug 3, 2010
Authentication for information provided to an integrated circuit
XILINX INC3 citations62
CORNAMI INC
4 patentsUS11494331B2Nov 8, 2022
Reconfigurable processor circuit architecture
CORNAMI INC7 citations82
US11977509B2May 7, 2024
Reconfigurable processor circuit architecture
CORNAMI INC1 citations70
US12461890B2Nov 4, 2025
Reconfigurable processor circuit architecture
CORNAMI INC0 citations59
US11907157B2Feb 20, 2024
Reconfigurable processor circuit architecture
CORNAMI INC0 citations59