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SHARPE-GEISLER BRADLEY A
US96 patents
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VANTIS CORP
18 patentsUS6275064B1Aug 14, 2001
Symmetrical, extended and fast direct connections between variable grain blocks in FPGA integrated circuits
VANTIS CORP218 citations99
US6163168ADec 19, 2000
Efficient interconnect network for use in FPGA device having variable grain architecture
VANTIS CORP154 citations99
US6130551AOct 10, 2000
Synthesis-friendly FPGA architecture with variable length and variable timing interconnect
VANTIS CORP138 citations99
US6181163B1Jan 30, 2001
FPGA integrated circuit having embedded SRAM memory blocks and interconnect channel for broadcasting address and control signals
VANTIS CORP142 citations98
US6031365AFeb 29, 2000
Band gap reference using a low voltage power supply
VANTIS CORP99 citations98
US6380759B1Apr 30, 2002
Variable grain architecture for FPGA integrated circuits
VANTIS CORP64 citations96
US6249144B1Jun 19, 2001
Methods for configuring FPGA's having variable grain components for providing time-shared access to interconnect resources
VANTIS CORP67 citations96
US6216257B1Apr 10, 2001
FPGA device and method that includes a variable grain function architecture for implementing configuration logic blocks and a complimentary variable length interconnect architecture for providing configurable routing between configuration logic blocks
VANTIS CORP82 citations96
US6154051ANov 28, 2000
Tileable and compact layout for super variable grain blocks within FPGA device
VANTIS CORP75 citations96
US6127843AOct 3, 2000
Dual port SRAM memory for run time use in FPGA integrated circuits
VANTIS CORP58 citations96
US6359466B1Mar 19, 2002
Circuitry to provide fast carry
VANTIS CORP25 citations93
US6353352B1Mar 5, 2002
Clock tree topology
VANTIS CORP27 citations93
US6351157B1Feb 26, 2002
Output buffer for making a high voltage (5.0 volt) compatible input/output in a low voltage (2.5 volt) semiconductor process
VANTIS CORP34 citations93
US6228696B1May 8, 2001
Semiconductor-oxide-semiconductor capacitor formed in integrated circuit
VANTIS CORP27 citations93
US6211695B1Apr 3, 2001
FPGA integrated circuit having embedded SRAM memory blocks with registered address and data input sections
VANTIS CORP41 citations93
US6163175ADec 19, 2000
High voltage detector to control a power supply voltage pump for a 2.5 volt semiconductor process device
VANTIS CORP32 citations93
US6028758AFeb 22, 2000
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for a 5.0 volt compatible input/output (I/O) in a 2.5 volt semiconductor process
VANTIS CORP38 citations93
US6191612B1Feb 20, 2001
Enhanced I/O control flexibility for generating control signals
VANTIS CORP20 citations92
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
18 patentsUS5818254AOct 6, 1998
Multi-tiered hierarchical high speed switch matrix structure for very high-density complex programmable logic devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC108 citations98
US5646901AJul 8, 1997
CMOS memory cell with tunneling during program and erase through the NMOS and PMOS transistors and a pass gate separating the NMOS and PMOS transistors
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC102 citations98
US5905385AMay 18, 1999
Memory bits used to couple look up table inputs to facilitate increased availability to routing resources particularly for variable sized look up tables for a field programmable gate array (FPGA)
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC69 citations96
US5811987ASep 22, 1998
Block clock and initialization circuit for a complex high density PLD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC142 citations96
US5781030AJul 14, 1998
Programmable uniform symmetrical distribution logic allocator for a high-density complex PLD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC64 citations96
US5723984AMar 3, 1998
Field programmable gate array (FPGA) with interconnect encoding
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC61 citations96
US5719516AFeb 17, 1998
Lock generator circuit for use with a dual edge register that provides a separate enable for each use of an input clock signal
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC68 citations96
US5596524AJan 21, 1997
CMOS memory cell with gate oxide of both NMOS and PMOS transistors as tunneling window for program and erase
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC52 citations96
US5589782ADec 31, 1996
Macrocell and clock signal allocation circuit for a programmable logic device (PLD) enabling PLD resources to provide multiple functions
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC58 citations96
US5521529AMay 28, 1996
Very high-density complex programmable logic devices with a multi-tiered hierarchical switch matrix and optimized flexible logic allocation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC105 citations96
US6124733ASep 26, 2000
Input buffer providing virtual hysteresis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC24 citations93
US5808942ASep 15, 1998
Field programmable gate array (FPGA) having an improved configuration memory and look up table
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC36 citations93
US5796295AAug 18, 1998
Reference for CMOS memory cell having PMOS and NMOS transistors with a common floating gate
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC22 citations93
US5760609AJun 2, 1998
Clock signal providing circuit with enable and a pulse generator with enable for use in a block clock circuit of a programmable logic device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC27 citations93
US5736888AApr 7, 1998
Capacitance elimination circuit which provides current to a node in a circuit to eliminate the effect of parasitic capacitance at the node
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC22 citations93
US5438277AAug 1, 1995
Ground bounce isolated output buffer
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations93
US5410268AApr 25, 1995
Latching zero-power sense amplifier with cascode
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC37 citations93
US5406139AApr 11, 1995
Input buffer utilizing a cascode to provide a zero power TTL to CMOS input with high speed switching
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC22 citations93
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
13 patentsUS7028281B1Apr 11, 2006
FPGA with register-intensive architecture
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP261 citations99
US6097212AAug 1, 2000
Variable grain architecture for FPGA integrated circuits
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP105 citations99
US6590415B2Jul 8, 2003
Methods for configuring FPGA's having variable grain components for providing time-shared access to interconnect resources
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP62 citations96
US6725442B1Apr 20, 2004
Scalable and parallel processing methods and structures for testing configurable interconnect network in FPGA device
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP93 citations94
US6870391B1Mar 22, 2005
Input buffer with CMOS driver gate current control enabling selectable PCL, GTL, or PECL compatibility
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP22 citations93
US6760209B1Jul 6, 2004
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP26 citations93
US6720755B1Apr 13, 2004
Band gap reference circuit
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP27 citations93
US6714043B1Mar 30, 2004
Output buffer having programmable drive current and output voltage limits
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP27 citations93
US6470485B1Oct 22, 2002
Scalable and parallel processing methods and structures for testing configurable interconnect network in FPGA device
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP59 citations93
US6081473AJun 27, 2000
FPGA integrated circuit having embedded sram memory blocks each with statically and dynamically controllable read mode
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP41 citations93
US6034544AMar 7, 2000
Programmable input/output block (IOB) in FPGA integrated circuits
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP37 citations93
US6919736B1Jul 19, 2005
Field programmable gate array having embedded memory with configurable depth and width
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP42 citations92
US6621298B2Sep 16, 2003
Variable grain architecture for FPGA integrated circuits
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP25 citations92
MONOLITHIC MEMORIES INC
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