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SMITH PATRICK J

US54 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

11 patents
US6691216B2Feb 10, 2004

Shared program memory for use in multicore DSP devices

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC52 citations93
US6789183B1Sep 7, 2004

Apparatus and method for activation of a digital signal processor in an idle mode for interprocessor transfer of signal groups in a digital signal processing unit

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC36 citations91
US6701388B1Mar 2, 2004

Apparatus and method for the exchange of signal groups between a plurality of components in a digital signal processor having a direct memory access controller

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC18 citations83
US6892266B2May 10, 2005

Multicore DSP device having coupled subsystem memory buses for global DMA access

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations82
US7054958B2May 30, 2006

Apparatus and method for responding to a interruption of a packet flow to a high level data link controller in a signal processing system

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations80
US7028118B2Apr 11, 2006

Multi-channel buffered serial port debugging

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations77
US6584514B1Jun 24, 2003

Apparatus and method for address modification in a direct memory access controller

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations74
US6823402B2Nov 23, 2004

Apparatus and method for distribution of signals from a high level data link controller to multiple digital signal processor cores

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations69
US6862640B2Mar 1, 2005

Arbitration in local system for access to memory in a distant subsystem

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations63
US6715058B1Mar 30, 2004

Apparatus and method for a sorting mode in a direct memory access controller of a digital signal processor

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations63
US7570646B2Aug 4, 2009

Apparatus and method for an interface unit for data transfer between a host processing unit and a multi-target digital signal processing unit in an asynchronous transfer mode

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations59

SMITH PATRICK J

9 patents

UNISYS CORP

7 patents

L 3 COMM CORP

4 patents

DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC

4 patents

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INT INC

3 patents

JADE GROUP INT LLC

3 patents

FRAUDHALT LTD

2 patents

INT PAPER CO

1 patent

REINSEL CHRISTOPHER M

1 patent

LEONARD ARTHUR C

1 patent

L 3 COMMUICATIONS CORP

1 patent

MICROSOFT CORP

1 patent

ROHRER CARL F

1 patent

SMITHLINE INC

1 patent

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