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Brian L. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH BRIAN · SMITH BRIAN L · SMITH BRIAN LAWRENCE
57 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,092 citations·filing 1995–2022
98Inventor score
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67 records- 0198US6965648B1Source synchronous link integrity validationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 15, 2005·418 cites·21 claims
- 0295US11231760B1Techniques for accurately determining the temperature at various locations of an operating integrated circuitNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 25, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 0395US9280448B2Controlling operation of a run-time instrumentation facility from a lesser-privileged stateIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·25 cites·8 claims
- 0495US6609340B2Concrete structures and methods of forming the same using extendersECO BLOCK LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·103 cites·36 claims
- 0595US6505317B1System and method for testing signal interconnections using built-in self testSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·91 cites·51 claims
- 0692US9250902B2Determining the status of run-time-instrumentation controlsFARRELL MARK S·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·17 cites·14 claims
- 0787US6668346B1Digital process monitorSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 23, 2003·39 cites·10 claims
- 0886US11989736B1System and method for proactive customer engagement experiencesUIPCO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·1 cites·16 claims
- 0985US8327173B2Integrated circuit device core power down independent of peripheral device operationHENDIN NEIL·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 4, 2012·20 cites·18 claims
- 1083US6937680B2Source synchronous receiver link initialization and input floating control by clock detection and DLL lock detectionSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·40 cites·33 claims
- 1181US9494641B2Degradation detector and method of detecting the aging of an integrated circuitNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 1281US6681337B1Method and apparatus for loading data from an address specified by an address register into a different register wherein the registers are clocked in different time domainsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·25 cites·28 claims
- 1379US9280346B2Run-time instrumentation reportingIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·4 cites·7 claims
- 1478US6944692B2Automated calibration of I/O over a multi-variable eye windowSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·24 cites·24 claims
- 1578US6584584B1Method and apparatus for detecting errors in a First-In-First-Out bufferSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·26 cites·13 claims
- 1676US7139308B2Source synchronous bus repeaterSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 21, 2006·22 cites·23 claims
- 1775US9411390B2Integrated circuit device having power domains and partitions based on use case power optimizationSMITH BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2016·9 cites·22 claims
- 1873US8904954B2Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting framePPG IND OHIO INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 9, 2014·3 cites·13 claims
- 1973US6772369B2System observation busSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·21 cites·35 claims
- 2072US11276648B2Protecting chips from electromagnetic pulse attacks using an antennaNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 15, 2022·2 cites·23 claims
- 2172US6571306B1Bus request mechanism for bus master which is parked on a shared busSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·17 cites·20 claims
- 2271US9423846B2Powered ring to maintain IO state independent of the core of an integrated circuit deviceSMITH BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2016·5 cites·14 claims
- 2371US8889218B2Foam window mount having an electric conductive layer over a light blocking layerEBERLE JOSEPH COLE·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·7 cites·25 claims
- 2471US6601217B1System and method for error correction in an electronic communicationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·16 cites·26 claims
- 2570US7280589B2Source synchronous I/O bus retimerSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2007·14 cites·21 claims
- 2669US6880118B2System and method for testing operational transmissions of an integrated circuitSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·16 cites·73 claims
- 2768US8105645B2Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting frameBRUCE MITCHELL V·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 31, 2012·5 cites·16 claims
- 2867US8793091B2System and method for integrated circuit calibrationKU TING·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 29, 2014·5 cites·26 claims
- 2966US9182768B2Voltage optimization circuit and managing voltage margins of an integrated circuitNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
- 3066US8313817B2Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting frameBRUCE MITCHELL V·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 20, 2012·2 cites·2 claims
- 3164US7162670B2IBIST interconnect and bridge fault detection schemeSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 9, 2007·8 cites·23 claims
- 3264US7117287B2History FIFO with bypass wherein an order through queue is maintained irrespective of retrieval of dataSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 3, 2006·10 cites·12 claims
- 3362US7296104B2Automated calibration of I/O over a multi-variable eye windowSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 13, 2007·3 cites·20 claims
- 3462US5819244AAdaptive computing systems, computer readable memories and processes employing hyperlinear chromosomesAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 6, 1998·32 cites·20 claims
- 3559US6826643B2Method of synchronizing arbiters within a hierarchical computer systemSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·7 cites·28 claims
- 3657US7409722B2Control status register access to enable domain reconfigurationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 5, 2008·5 cites·26 claims
- 3756US7051252B2Ibist identification loopback schemeSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·7 cites·10 claims
- 3855US12032840B2System level hardware mechanisms for dynamic assist controlNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3954US9250903B2Determining the status of run-time-instrumentation controlsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·0 cites·7 claims
- 4054US7155647B2Scan of chip state from a hierarchical designSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·6 cites·12 claims
- 4154US6681366B1System and method for detecting errors in a system where clients arbitrate amongst themselves for a grant to a central resourceSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·2 cites·22 claims
- 4253US9459873B2Run-time instrumentation monitoring of processor characteristicsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 4, 2016·0 cites·15 claims
- 4353US6735654B2Method and apparatus for efficiently broadcasting transactions between an address repeater and a clientSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·3 cites·20 claims
- 4452US7020146B2Broadcast arbitration in a multi-domain deviceSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 28, 2006·3 cites·38 claims
- 4552US6507934B1Apparatus and method for source synchronous link testing of an integrated circuitSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·5 cites·18 claims
- 4651US9471315B2Run-time instrumentation reportingFARRELL MARK S·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 4751US9454462B2Run-time instrumentation monitoring for processor characteristic changesFARRELL MARK S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 27, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 4851US9158660B2Controlling operation of a run-time instrumentation facilityFARRELL MARK S·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·0 cites·12 claims
- 4951US2012296837A1System, method, and computer readable medium for providing automated dissemination of advertising through search engines, websites, and online social networking sitesSMITH BRIAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 5050US9479001B2Technique for supplying power to a load via voltage control and current control modes of operationNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
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