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7606969 Programmable logic devices  
An improved programmable logic device provides increased efficiency and enhanced flexibility in configuration of block memories and includes one or more memory blocks and a vertical shift register...
7583663 Systems and methods for converting a P packet/cycle datapath to a Q packet/cycle datapath  
A system includes a queue that stores P data units, each data unit including multiple bytes. The system further includes a control unit that shifts, byte by byte, Q data units from the queue during...
7568066 Reset system for buffer and method thereof  
A reset system for a buffer and a method thereof are disclosed. The reset system of the present invention includes a resettable flag in the buffer and a control unit. The reset method is to set the...
7548472 Logic embedded memory having registers commonly used by macros  
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a plurality of memory macros, macro-common register block, and memory macro operation setting circuits. The macro-common register block has...
7523353 Method for detecting hang or dead lock conditions  
A scheme for monitoring links in a point-to-point architecture computer system is discussed. The scheme monitors labels for transactions to determine if they have been reissued within a user...
7512311 Data output apparatus and method with managed buffer  
A data output apparatus includes a disk drive for driving a magneto-optical disk. Compressed image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk is transferred from the magneto-optical disk to an SDRAM...
7509451 Method and circuit for updating a software register in semiconductor memory device  
A method and circuit for updating a software register is disclosed, wherein the software register is updated using data received through a data I/O pad, and the updated data is read and transferred...
7484061 Method for performing swap operation and apparatus for implementing the same  
A method and apparatus is provided to enable provision of requested data within two clock cycles when performing a swap operation between an accessible memory cell and a background memory in a...
7467274 Method to increase the life span of limited cycle read/write media  
A file system technique extends the life cycle of limited read/write media. Rewrite cycles of each file and/or each region of the media may be tracked. Different regions of the media are classified...
7451261 Data storage device and control method with buffer control thereof  
Embodiments of the invention improve the cache hit ratio of read data. A hard disk drive (HDD) according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether the read buffer should be used...
7440532 Bit slip circuitry for serial data signals  
Circuitry for use in aligning bytes in a serial data signal (e.g., with deserializer circuitry that operates in part in response to a byte rate clock signal) includes a multistage shift register...
7421559 Apparatus and method for a synchronous multi-port memory  
A synchronous multi-port memory including a plurality of ports coupled with a memory array, each of the plurality of ports including a delay stage to delay a memory access while a memory access...
7409717 Metamorphic computer virus detection  
The executions of computer viruses are analyzed to develop register signatures for the viruses. The register signatures specify the sets of outputs the viruses produce when executed with a given...
7392417 Device for exchanging data signals between two clock domains  
A device for transferring data signals between a first clock domain and a second clock domain comprises a serial memory element and a parallel memory element which are coupled. The serial memory...
7346739 First-in-first-out memory system and method for providing same  
First-in-first-out (FIFO) memory system and method for providing the same is described. In one example, a dual-port memory circuit includes first storage locations for defining a plurality of...
7334063 Method and device for register access according to identifier register  
A method for accessing digital data information is used for reducing accessing time when a processor accesses digital data from a register. The method comprises the steps of accessing data from a...
7287169 Electronic device and timer therefor with tamper event stamp features and related methods  
An electronic timer may include a clock reference signal generator and a real time clock (RTC) circuit for generating real time data based upon the clock reference signal. The RTC circuit may...
7254670 System, method, and apparatus for realizing quicker access of an element in a data structure  
This disclosure generally relates to a processor configured to access an element in a data structure. The processor includes an element in a data structure having an array, an index, and a base...
7200724 Two dimensional data access in a processor  
A data processor comprising: a register memory comprising an array of memory cells extending in two dimensions, the cells being located on rows in the first dimension and columns in the second...
7165143 System and method for manipulating cache data  
A processing system optimized for data string manipulations includes data string execution circuitry associated with a bus interface unit or memory controller. Cache coherency is maintained, and...
7162608 Translation lookaside buffer-based memory system and method for use in a computer having a plurality of processor element  
A system and method for addressing memory and transferring data, which in some embodiments include one or more processor translation look-aside buffers (TLBs) and optionally one or more I/O TLBs,...
7162573 Communication registers for processing elements  
Various embodiments of the invention relate to communicating data between a number of processing elements (PEs) of a signal processor, using a plurality of communication registers (CCRs). For...
7152153 Bi-directional return register stack recovery from speculative execution of call/return upon branch misprediction  
A Next Return Target Address stack to maintain return addresses for call and return operations. The invention accommodates both definite return addresses and speculative return address in a single...
7148826 Data input circuit and semiconductor device utilizing data input circuit  
A data input circuit converts input serial data to n-bit parallel data, and outputs the n-bit parallel data by following an address signal. The data input circuit includes a data shifting unit...
7130857 Method for accessing a memory unit in which sequences of notes are stored, corresponding memory unit and corresponding program  
A method employs a bit sequence having a plurality of successive bits is stored in a write mode in a memory unit for a data value of a datum. The bit positions are each allocated to a data set...
7126601 Graphics memory system that utilizes detached-Z buffering in conjunction with a batching architecture to reduce paging overhead  
A graphics memory system of a graphics display system which utilizes a batching architecture in conjunction with detached Z buffering to minimize paging overhead is disclosed. The graphics memory...
7120744 System and method for managing a cache memory  
A processing system optimized for data string manipulations includes data string execution circuitry associated with a bus interface unit or memory controller. Cache coherency is maintained, and...
7117316 Memory hub and access method having internal row caching  
A computer system includes a controller coupled to a plurality of memory modules each of which includes a memory hub and a plurality of memory devices. The memory hub includes a row cache memory...
7107393 Systems and method for transferring data asynchronously between clock domains  
An asynchronous FIFO buffer communicates data between an input clock domain and a relatively slow output clock domain. The input clock frequency is not an even multiple of the output clock...
7103719 System and method for managing a cache memory  
A processing system optimized for data string manipulations includes data string execution circuitry associated with a bus interface unit or memory controller. Cache coherency is maintained, and...
7095742 Packet processing unit  
A packet receiving circuit splits the packet received from a transmission channel into a fixed length of cells and outputs the cells, a search key extracting circuit extracts a predetermined search...
7093084 Memory implementations of shift registers  
A random access memory array is used as a shift register. Data is written into different locations in a first column of the memory and then gradually transferred successively to any other number of...
7092301 Controller and method for writing data  
The present invention provides a controller that can write an operation program for a control circuit to a memory and a method for writing data, while suppressing an increase in circuit area and an...
7080216 Data access in a processor  
A data processor comprising: a register memory comprising an array of memory cells extending in two dimensions, the cells being located on rows in the first dimension and columns in the second...
7073019 Method and apparatus for assembling non-aligned packet fragments over multiple cycles  
A method and apparatus for assembling non-aligned packet fragments over multiple cycles is described. In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes rotating a non-aligned data...
7051153 Memory array operating as a shift register  
A memory array configured to operate as a shift register includes a first column of memory cells with an input and an output and at least a second column of memory cells with an input and an...
7028149 System and method for resetting a platform configuration register  
A method and apparatus for resetting and modifying special registers in a security token is described. In one embodiment, a register may be reset when a reset flag is true when a special...
6996665 Hazard queue for transaction pipeline  
A hazard queue for a pipeline, such as a multiple-stage pipeline for transaction conversion, is disclosed. A transaction in the pipeline is determined to represent a hazard relative to another...
6986089 Power reduction in scannable D-flip-flop with synchronous preset or clear  
In a scannable D master-slave flip-flop circuit with synchronous preset or clear capability, the output of the slave latch is gated with the scan-enable signal to form the scan-data-output signal....
6985993 Control register assembly  
A control register assembly controls components to be controlled in an electric circuit. The control register assembly includes a control register. The control register is formed by at least one...
6978344 Shift register control of a circular elasticity buffer  
A shift register is provided to monitor the difference between the read and write pulses to an elasticity buffer. The shift register essentially eliminates the need for any math functions in the...
6957309 Method and apparatus for re-accessing a FIFO location  
In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a FIFO array having a first plurality of memory elements, each memory element having a predetermined number of bits, the...
6952756 Method and apparatus for speculative loading of a memory  
The present invention provides a speculatively loaded memory for use in a data processing system. The present invention may include a memory block including rows each identified by an address. A...
6948030 FIFO memory system and method  
A FIFO memory system for multiple input channels, has a channel control logic coupled to a channel input signal. A pointer and flag logic block is coupled to an output of the channel control logic....
6941418 Integrated circuit and method outputting data  
A circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention can load data in parallel to a barrel shifter, and output data to a pipelined multiplexer stage. The multiplexer is used to direct data...
6920595 Skewed latch flip-flop with embedded scan function  
A flip-flop circuit with embedded scan capabilities uses a skewed latch to pull one end of the flip-flop either up or down while another end of the flip-flop is active. Further, the flip-flop is...
6920526 Dual-bank FIFO for synchronization of read data in DDR SDRAM  
The present invention comprises a dual bank FIFO memory buffer operable to buffer read data from memory and thereby compensate for specific timing problems in certain computerized systems. One...
6901490 Read/modify/write registers  
The present invention may provide a digital memory circuit comprising a plurality of multi-bit registers, a memory circuit interface, and a logic circuit. The memory circuit interface may be...
6886048 Techniques for processing out-of-order requests in a processor-based system  
A mechanism for executing requests in a system. More specifically, a technique for processing requests to a memory system is provided. A shift register may be used to store an index associated with...
6882656 Speculative transmit for system area network latency reduction  
A speculative transmit function, utilizing a configurable logical buffer, is implemented in a network. When a transmission is started the logical buffer is configured as a FIFO to reduce transmit...
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