Inventor
HUFFMAN WILLIAM A
US60 patents
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SILICON GRAPHICS INC
19 patentsUS6816947B1Nov 9, 2004
System and method for memory arbitration
SILICON GRAPHICS INC148 citations99
US7007097B1Feb 28, 2006
Method and system for covering multiple resourcces with a single credit in a computer system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC98 citations96
US5572704ANov 5, 1996
System and method for controlling split-level caches in a multi-processor system including data loss and deadlock prevention schemes
SILICON GRAPHICS INC91 citations94
US5537538AJul 16, 1996
Debug mode for a superscalar RISC processor
SILICON GRAPHICS INC58 citations94
US5510934AApr 23, 1996
Memory system including local and global caches for storing floating point and integer data
SILICON GRAPHICS INC87 citations94
US5493523AFeb 20, 1996
Mechanism and method for integer divide involving pre-alignment of the divisor relative to the dividend
SILICON GRAPHICS INC44 citations93
US6938128B1Aug 30, 2005
System and method for reducing memory latency during read requests
SILICON GRAPHICS INC51 citations92
US6915387B1Jul 5, 2005
System and method for handling updates to memory in a distributed shared memory system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC39 citations92
US6795900B1Sep 21, 2004
Method and system for storing data at input/output (I/O) interfaces for a multiprocessor system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC30 citations92
US6678798B1Jan 13, 2004
System and method for reducing memory latency during read requests
SILICON GRAPHICS INC20 citations92
US6643764B1Nov 4, 2003
Multiprocessor system utilizing multiple links to improve point to point bandwidth
SILICON GRAPHICS INC39 citations92
US5632025AMay 20, 1997
Method for preventing multi-level cache system deadlock in a multi-processor system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC82 citations92
US7406554B1Jul 29, 2008
Queue circuit and method for memory arbitration employing same
SILICON GRAPHICS INC13 citations84
US7333516B1Feb 19, 2008
Interface for synchronous data transfer between domains clocked at different frequencies
SILICON GRAPHICS INC16 citations83
US7069306B1Jun 27, 2006
Providing shared and non-shared access to memory in a system with plural processor coherence domains
SILICON GRAPHICS INC11 citations83
US6915388B1Jul 5, 2005
Method and system for efficient use of a multi-dimensional sharing vector in a computer system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC9 citations74
US6775742B2Aug 10, 2004
Memory device storing data and directory information thereon, and method for providing the directory information and the data in the memory device
SILICON GRAPHICS INC6 citations74
US6859863B1Feb 22, 2005
Method and system for managing data at an input/output interface for a multiprocessor system
SILICON GRAPHICS INC2 citations63
US6839820B1Jan 4, 2005
Method and system for controlling data access between at least two memory arrangements
SILICON GRAPHICS INC2 citations63
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
15 patentsUS5867238AFeb 2, 1999
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal device having an ultraviolet-polymerizable matrix and a variable optical transmission and a method for preparing same
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG149 citations99
US4565424AJan 21, 1986
Asymmetric dichroic dye molecules having poly(arylazo) linking groups, a bis-substituted aryl thiazyl end group, and another end group
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG73 citations96
US5541049AJul 30, 1996
Silver halide photographic material having improved antistatic properties
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG20 citations92
US4514045AApr 30, 1985
Helichromic-smectic liquid crystal compositions and display cells
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG33 citations92
US4394070AJul 19, 1983
Helichromic compounds and displays
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG28 citations92
US4232949ANov 11, 1980
Liquid crystal compositions containing pleochroic dye
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG29 citations82
US4052209AOct 4, 1977
Semiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositions
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG21 citations80
US5213887AMay 25, 1993
Antistatic coatings
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG9 citations74
US4702561AOct 27, 1987
Pleochroic dyes and electro-optical displays therewith
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG14 citations74
US4448492AMay 15, 1984
Cycloalkyl-type isotropic dyes for liquid crystal display devices
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG16 citations74
US4154746AMay 15, 1979
Anthraquinone amino pleochroic dyes
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG14 citations74
US4105299AAug 8, 1978
Electro-optical devices containing methine arylidene dyes
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG13 citations73
US4222902ASep 16, 1980
Semiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositions
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG10 citations72
US4134764AJan 16, 1979
Semiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositions
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG13 citations72
US5626957AMay 6, 1997
Antistatic x-ray intensifying screen comprising sulfonyl methide and sulfonyl imide and amide salts
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG8 citations70
MIPS TECH INC
7 patentsUS5933650AAug 3, 1999
Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processing
MIPS TECH INC352 citations99
US5864703AJan 26, 1999
Method for providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operations
MIPS TECH INC204 citations99
US7197625B1Mar 27, 2007
Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processing
MIPS TECH INC61 citations98
US6266758B1Jul 24, 2001
Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processing
MIPS TECH INC193 citations97
US7159100B2Jan 2, 2007
Method for providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operations
MIPS TECH INC23 citations92
US7546443B2Jun 9, 2009
Providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operations
MIPS TECH INC8 citations84
US7793077B2Sep 7, 2010
Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processing
MIPS TECH INC12 citations81
TENSILICA INC
3 patentsUS7376812B1May 20, 2008
Vector co-processor for configurable and extensible processor architecture
TENSILICA INC78 citations96
US7219212B1May 15, 2007
Load/store operation of memory misaligned vector data using alignment register storing realigned data portion for combining with remaining portion
TENSILICA INC121 citations96
US7664928B1Feb 16, 2010
Method and apparatus for providing user-defined interfaces for a configurable processor
TENSILICA INC23 citations89
INTEL CORP
2 patentsHUFFMAN WILLIAM A
2 patentsVAN HOOK TIMOTHY J
1 patentCADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
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