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A. Kent Porterfield
Also filed as: PORTERFIELD A KENT
57 granted patents·1,094 citations·filing 1992–2015
99Inventor score
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57 records- 0193US7624310B2System and method for initializing a memory system, and memory device and processor-based system using sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 24, 2009·22 cites·32 claims
- 0292US9170898B2Apparatus and methods for providing data integrityMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·14 cites·20 claims
- 0392US8375259B2System and method for initializing a memory system, and memory device and processor-based system using sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 12, 2013·11 cites·20 claims
- 0491US6275888B1Method for configuring peer-to-peer bus bridges in a computer system using shadow configuration registersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·54 cites·40 claims
- 0590US9076528B2Apparatus including memory management control circuitry and related methods for allocation of a write block clusterPORTERFIELD A KENT·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·13 cites·15 claims
- 0690US6993612B2Arbitration method for a source strobed busMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 31, 2006·63 cites·55 claims
- 0787US6418523B2Apparatus comprising a translation lookaside buffer for graphics address remapping of virtual addressesMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 9, 2002·42 cites·18 claims
- 0884US6593932B2System for implementing a graphic address remapping table as a virtual register file in system memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·23 cites·19 claims
- 0983US9747029B2Apparatus including memory management control circuitry and related methods for allocation of a write block clusterMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·3 cites·19 claims
- 1081US6542953B2Method for configuring peer-to-peer bus bridges in a computer system using shadow configuration registersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 1, 2003·24 cites·41 claims
- 1179US6249853B1GART and PTES defined by configuration registersMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 19, 2001·73 cites·41 claims
- 1279US6195734B1System for implementing a graphic address remapping table as a virtual register file in system memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 27, 2001·47 cites·8 claims
- 1377US6587868B2Computer system having peer-to-peer bus bridges and shadow configuration registersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·18 cites·46 claims
- 1476US6069638ASystem for accelerated graphics port address remapping interface to main memoryMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 30, 2000·74 cites·51 claims
- 1575US9514838B2Apparatus including memory system controllers and related methods for memory management using block tablesPORTERFIELD A KENT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 6, 2016·4 cites·4 claims
- 1675US6349347B1Method and system for shortening boot-up time based on absence or presence of devices in a computer systemMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2002·18 cites·20 claims
- 1774US7577830B2Peripheral device with hardware linked listMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2009·5 cites·11 claims
- 1873US6651122B2Method of detecting a source strobe event using change detectionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·15 cites·62 claims
- 1968US5920881AMethod and system for using a virtual register file in system memoryMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·32 cites·21 claims
- 2068US5878235AMethod and system for concurrent computer transaction processingMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·42 cites·18 claims
- 2168US5430742AMemory controller with ECC and data streaming controlAST RESEARCH INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 4, 1995·48 cites·28 claims
- 2267US6948106B2Method and system for partial-scan testing of integrated circuitsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·8 cites·22 claims
- 2367US6192457B1Method for implementing a graphic address remapping table as a virtual register file in system memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 20, 2001·31 cites·15 claims
- 2466US8171353B2System and method for initializing a memory system, and memory device and processor-based system using samePORTERFIELD A KENT·Filed 2011·Granted May 1, 2012·1 cites·15 claims
- 2566US6282589B1System for sharing data buffers from a buffer poolMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 28, 2001·46 cites·14 claims
- 2666US6141715AMethod and system for avoiding live lock conditions on a computer bus by insuring that the first retired bus master is the first to resubmit its retried transactionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·48 cites·28 claims
- 2764US6910093B2Method of pacing and disconnecting transfers on a source strobed busMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 21, 2005·10 cites·69 claims
- 2864US6272576B1Method for extending the available number of configuration registersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 7, 2001·8 cites·35 claims
- 2963US9086983B2Apparatus and methods for providing data integrityPORTERFIELD A KENT·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 21, 2015·1 cites·13 claims
- 3063US6901475B2Link bus for a hub based computer architectureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 31, 2005·9 cites·51 claims
- 3163US6145040AMethod and system for apportioning computer bus bandwidthMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 7, 2000·35 cites·3 claims
- 3263US5740380AMethod and system for apportioning computer bus bandwidthMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·36 cites·15 claims
- 3362US6480974B1Method for use of bus parking states to communicate diagnostic informationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·8 cites·34 claims
- 3462US5991843AMethod and system for concurrent computer transaction processingMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·30 cites·34 claims
- 3559US6588001B1Method for inserting repeater cells in a deep sub-micron designMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·5 cites·26 claims
- 3658US7895479B2System and method for initializing a memory system, and memory device and processor-based system using sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 22, 2011·2 cites·18 claims
- 3757US6901466B2Apparatus for extending the available number of configuration registersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 31, 2005·4 cites·35 claims
- 3857US6836875B2Method for inserting repeater cells in a deep sub-micron designMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 28, 2004·4 cites·16 claims
- 3955US6122677AMethod of shortening boot uptime in a computer systemMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·24 cites·16 claims
- 4054US6515483B1System for partial scan testing of integrated circuitsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·4 cites·2 claims
- 4153US6282625B1GART and PTES defined by configuration registersMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 28, 2001·26 cites·14 claims
- 4252US7318146B2Peripheral device with hardware linked listMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 8, 2008·2 cites·27 claims
- 4352US6480951B2System for issuing device requests by proxyMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·2 cites·9 claims
- 4451US6654918B2Method and system for partial-scan testing of integrated circuitsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 25, 2003·3 cites·19 claims
- 4551US6092219AMethod for use of bus parking states to communicate diagnostic informationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 18, 2000·20 cites·21 claims
- 4649US6161153AMethod for sharing data buffers from a buffer poolMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·20 cites·14 claims
- 4748US6983406B2Method and system for partial-scan testing of integrated circuitsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 3, 2006·2 cites·28 claims
- 4847US6961799B2Method of detecting a source strobe event using change detectionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·0 cites·21 claims
- 4944US5978872AMethod and system for concurrent computer transaction processingMICRON ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·12 cites·20 claims
- 5037US6301645B1System for issuing device requests by proxyMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 9, 2001·7 cites·17 claims
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