Integrated circuit I/O pad cell modeling
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the design of integrated circuits, including application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), there are numerous types of design test tools available to assist the log... Read More
Inventors: Peters, Michael J.; Collins, Richard L.; Musolf, David M.; Bashford, Patrick R.; Wright, Bradley J.;, Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
Method for design optimization using logical and physical information
The present invention provides a method for optimizing a layout design, which minimizes the optimization cycle by incorporating interconnect wiring delays and performing logic optimization in the plac... Read More
Inventors: Boyle, Douglas B.; Koford, James S.;, Assignee: Monterey Design Systems, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
RC netlist reduction for timing and noise analysis
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for generating a netlist that maintains a topology of an original circuit while preserving an original circuit's functions and ch... Read More
Inventors: Yang, Xiao-Dong;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Method for rotating a binary image
What is claimed is: 1. A method for rotating binary data by 90 degrees, comprising the steps of: storage said data in a matrix arranged in r rows by c columns, where r may be equal to c, information i... Read More
Inventors: Pruett, David R.; Goertzel, Gerald; Tompson, Gerhard R.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Apparatus for high speed image rotation
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved high speed character generator. It is another principal object of the present invention to provide novel logic circuitry for ro... Read More
Inventors: Crozier, George W.;, Assignee: Unisys Corporation (Blue Bell, PA) |
Method and apparatus for providing rotation of digital image data
The invention provides a framestore architecture that permits direct addressing of digital image data in order to generate rotated image. The framestore architecture permits direct addressing at stand... Read More
Inventors: Sasson, Steven J.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Digital computer having unique instruction decoding logic
The present invention employs a gate array, embodied in a single integrated circuit packaged in a single encapsulation, to perform decoding of each instruction in order to produce the address within a... Read More
Inventors: Epstein, David I.;, Assignee: Data General Corp. (Westborough, MA) |
Method of monitoring the bring up of all units in a multiple system from a remote unit including diagnostic testing with visual indicator illumination indicating operability
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Although the present invention, to be described hereinafter, can be adapted for use in any type of computer system, it works well in a computing system adapted for use in ... Read More
Inventors: Bond, Arthur L.; Hughes, David R.; Posey, Hollis P.; Wiencken, Jr., Arthur M.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Wireless vehicle monitoring system
A main object of the present invention is to provide a wireless vehicular safety monitoring system, which can monitor tire pressure, detect objects behind the vehicle, and remotely notify vehicle secu... Read More
Inventors: Zhou, Joe Huayue;, Assignee: |
Arrangement for transmitting signals from a device monitoring tire pressure on the wheels of a motor vehicle to an evaluation device arranged in a motor vehicle
What is claimed is: 1. An arrangement for transmitting signals from a device (3) for monitoring the tire pressure in vehicle wheels (1), being arranged in the tire, and comprising a pressure sensor ar... Read More
Inventors: Kessler, Ralf; Kuhnle, Andreas; Michal, Roland; Normann, Norbert; Schulze, Lothar Gunter;, Assignee: |
Mobile communication unit
An object of the invention is to provide a mobile communication unit which is able to acquire desired information effectively. The invention provides a mobile communication unit including an input sec... Read More
Inventors: Kataoka, Eiji;, Assignee: Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto, JP) |
Extended communications link for keyboard and display units remotely located from a computer
OF THE DRAWING Referring to the drawing, a shielded cable 10 is connected from keyboard input connector terminals 12 of computer 14 to receptacle terminals 16 housed in receptacle assembly 18. Recept... Read More
Inventors: Asprey, Robert R.; Shatas, Remigius G.;, Assignee: Cybex Corporation (Huntsville, AL) |
Element for conducting light to an outside surface of furnishing article
It is the general object of the present invention to enhance the visual appearance of various relatively commonplace articles of furniture or furnishing objects, and to enhance the already pleasing ef... Read More
Inventors: Weingarth, Frederick C.;, Assignee: |
Computer vision system based upon solid state image sensor
This invention comprises a computer vision system in which the camera comprises a suitable lens, a solid state image sensor, and a unique hardware interface between the image sensor and the typical co... Read More
Inventors: Friedman, Mark B.; Kiliany, Gary J.;, Assignee: Sentient Systems Technology, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Closed-loop control system
An apparatus and method for bending tubing, having a multiple number of bends uses a standard bending die. As shown, a die that rotates while the tube is clamped in place is used. The tube is guided w... Read More
Inventors: Stelson, Kim A.; Wang, Woon-Chung;, Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN) |
Method and apparatus for controlling drilling process
It is an object of the invention to provide a method and apparatus for controlling drilling process which enable a reduction of well drilling time with non-optimum values of control signals acting on ... Read More
Inventors: Zhilikov, Valentin V.; Motsokhein, Boris I.; Parfenov, Boris M.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for vitally sensing binary data for a vital processor implemented with non-vital hardware
The invention provides a new solution for problems previously solved in the past, as well as providing solutions to those problems which have apparently been insoluble, all with a view toward providin... Read More
Inventors: Rutherford, Jr., David B.;, Assignee: Sasib S.p.A. (Bologna, IT) |
Channel control system having device control block and corresponding device control word with channel command part and I/O command part
An object of the present invention is to provide a general-purpose channel unit which, without changing any function thereof, can be connected to various types of I/O devices or I/O controllers thereo... Read More
Inventors: Wakatsuki, Kazuyoshi; Yoshiya, Yukihiro; Kameda, Yukio;, Assignee: PFU Limited (Kahoku, JP) |
Cyclic data communication system
It is an object of the present invention to provide a data communication system which is advantageous in that the load imposed on a system bus during transfer of periodic data in each of a plurality o... Read More
Inventors: Ohkura, Yoshinori; Hamada, Takuji; Inada, Shunji; Yamaguchi, Shinichiro; Tomizawa, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Remotely controlled toy and wireless remote operable in a point of sale package
It is an object of the invention disclosed herein to enable a remotely controlled toy or other device normally operated by means of a wireless remote control device to be sampled, tried or otherwise o... Read More
Inventors: Ki Kwan, David Chu; Lebensfeld, Steven; Russo, Carmine; Javors, Russell;, Assignee: Toymax INC (Malibu, CA) |
Card trunk system
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a labor-saving type of card trunk system which is capable of picking out desired cards and carrying out the same in the order in which the... Read More
Inventors: Hirano, Tadashi;, Assignee: Data Card Japan Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Computer terminal device for producing different types of buzzer sounds
It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer terminal device such as a printer or a CRT, wherein different buzzer sounds can be generated in accordance with corresponding types of in... Read More
Inventors: Kaneko, Masahiko;, Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Clock synchronization algorithm for address independent networks
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a simple clock synchronization algorithm for synchronization of clocks in a distributed network. It is a further object of the invention to provid... Read More
Inventors: Franaszek, Peter A.; Philips, Thomas K.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method for synchronizing interconnected digital equipment
Digital networks are represented as a combination of digital equipment shown as nodes in FIG. 1 interconnected by links shown as lines in FIG. 1. Sychronization performance of a digital network depen... Read More
Inventors: Near, Christopher D.; Uyar, M. Umit;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Methodology for increasing the average run length produced by replacement selection strategy in a system consisting of multiple, independent memory buffers
In light of the foregoing, there is provided an external parallel sort method for use in a computer system having a plurality of record storage areas available for sorting. In accordance with the meth... Read More
Inventors: Turek, John J. E.; Yu, Philip S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and apparatus for dispatching tasks requiring short-duration processor affinity
To achieve these and other objects, this invention provides a mechanism for efficiently redispatching a task from a first processor (lacking a required resource) to a second processor (with the requir... Read More
Inventors: Clark, Carl E.; Frey, Jeffrey A.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, NY) |
Method of processing sub-images of an image field
What I claim is: 1. A method of image processing comprising the steps of: viewing an image field; dividing the image field into a plurality of sub-images; determining in real time an amount of process... Read More
Inventors: Rawlings, Keith C.;, Assignee: Smiths Industries Public Limited Company (London, GB2) |
Deadlock resolution with cache snooping
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data processing apparatus according to the present invention. It is characterized by a system bus 10 which is connected to a plurality of system resources. One such sys... Read More
Inventors: Chou, Horng-Yee;, Assignee: Acer Incorporated (Taipei, TW) |
Dual port memory device with improved serial access scheme
OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a dual port memory according to a prior art; FIG. 2 is a timing diagram showing operation of the memory of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram... Read More
Inventors: Nakada, Kazuhiro;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Semiconductor memory device capable of relieving defective bits
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a semiconductor memory device in which the leak current occurring in defective bits can be interrupted even if it occurs in the leak current path... Read More
Inventors: Segawa, Makoto;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
I/O Systems 
