公开(公告)号：US08533448B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US12961449

申请日：2010-12-06

申请人： Stephen Wu

发明人： Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406 ,  G06F1/24 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F9/44573 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： Systems and processes for booting a device can be implemented by detecting a reset signal associated with the device and retrieving a predetermined page of data from a nonvolatile memory location into a register associated with the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be designed and implemented such that each page of data is retrieved from the nonvolatile memory as a unit, and the page of data includes instructions for use in booting the device. A command to read data stored in the register is received, and the command can include an address identifying a location of one or more instructions within the register. In response, the one or more instructions are retrieved from the register for execution by a processor.

公开(公告)号：US08380955B1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US12978202

申请日：2010-12-23

申请人： Stephen Wu

发明人： Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： Method and system for uniquely identifying a replicated copy of a storage volume is provided. A unique identifier is created by a storage system managing the replicated copy. The unique identifier includes a time stamp of when the identifier is being created, a system clock of the storage system and a unique address for an adapter that is used by the storage system.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于唯一地标识存储卷的复制副本的方法和系统。 由管理复制副本的存储系统创建唯一标识符。 该唯一标识符包括当创建标识符的时间戳，存储系统的系统时钟和存储系统使用的适配器的唯一地址。

公开(公告)号：US08364920B1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12418769

申请日：2009-04-06

申请人： Brian Parkison ,  Stephen Wu ,  Alan Driscoll ,  Vikas Yadav ,  David Minnich ,  Rithin Shetty

发明人： Brian Parkison ,  Stephen Wu ,  Alan Driscoll ,  Vikas Yadav ,  David Minnich ,  Rithin Shetty

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1453 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： Lun clones are transferred from a primary server to a secondary server. The lun clones on the secondary server maintain the same data storage space saving relationship with backing luns of the lun clones as exists on the primary server. Incremental backups and restores of the lun clones between the primary and secondary servers involves transferring less than the total number of data blocks associated with the lun clone.

摘要翻译： Lun克隆从主服务器传输到辅助服务器。 辅助服务器上的lun克隆与主服务器上存在的lun克隆的支持单元保持相同的数据存储空间节省关系。 主要和次要服务器之间的lun克隆的增量备份和恢复涉及传输少于与lun克隆相关联的数据块总数。

公开(公告)号：US20120161855A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US13413192

申请日：2012-03-06

申请人： Dan Moy ,  Stephen Wu ,  Peter Wang ,  Brian W. Messenger ,  Edwin Soler ,  Gabriel Chiulli

发明人： Dan Moy ,  Stephen Wu ,  Peter Wang ,  Brian W. Messenger ,  Edwin Soler ,  Gabriel Chiulli

IPC分类号： H01H37/76

CPC分类号： G11C17/18 ,  H01L23/5256 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An apparatus for programming an electronically programmable semiconductor fuse applies a programming current to a fuse link as a series of multiple pulses. Application of the programming current as a series of multiple short pulses provides a level of programming current sufficiently high to ensure reliable and effective electromigration while avoiding exceeding temperature limits of the fuse link.

摘要翻译： 用于编程电子可编程半导体熔丝的装置将编程电流作为一系列多个脉冲施加到熔丝链路。 将编程电流应用为一系列多个短脉冲提供足够高的编程电流电平，以确保可靠且有效的电迁移，同时避免超过熔丝链的温度限制。

公开(公告)号：US07974376B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US11968465

申请日：2008-01-02

申请人： Stephen Wu

发明人： Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： H03D3/24

CPC分类号： H03L7/0805 ,  H03J3/08 ,  H03L7/099

摘要： High precision continuous time gmC BPF (Band Pass Filter) tuning. A novel approach is presented by which a continuous time signal serves as a BPF control voltage for tuning of a BPF within a communication device (e.g., transceiver or receiver). A PLL (Phase Locked Loop) tunes the center frequency of the BPF using this continuous time signal, and the PLL oscillates at the center frequency of the BPF. The BPF is implemented as a gmC (transconductance-capacitance) filter, and the PLL is implemented using a number of gm (transconductance) cells as well. The PLL's gm cells and the BPF's gm cells are substantially identical in form. All of these gm cells are operated within their respective linear regions. This similarity of gm cells within the PLL and the BPF provide for substantial immunity to environmental perturbations including temperature and humidity changes as well as fluctuations of power supply voltages.

摘要翻译： 高精度连续时间gmC BPF（带通滤波器）调谐。 提出了一种新颖的方法，其中连续时间信号用作用于调整通信设备（例如，收发器或接收机）内的BPF的BPF控制电压。 PLL（锁相环）使用该连续时间信号调节BPF的中心频率，PLL以BPF的中心频率振荡。 BPF被实现为gmC（跨导电容）滤波器，并且PLL也使用多个gm（跨导）单元实现。 PLL的gm细胞和BPF的gm细胞在形式上基本相同。 所有这些gm电池在其各自的线性区域内操作。 PLL和BPF之间的gm细胞的相似性提供了对包括温度和湿度变化以及电源电压波动在内的环境扰动的实质性免疫。

公开(公告)号：US20110078432A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12961449

申请日：2010-12-06

申请人： Stephen Wu

发明人： Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406 ,  G06F1/24 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F9/44573 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： Systems and processes for booting a device can be implemented by detecting a reset signal associated with the device and retrieving a predetermined page of data from a nonvolatile memory location into a register associated with the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be designed and implemented such that each page of data is retrieved from the nonvolatile memory as a unit, and the page of data includes instructions for use in booting the device. A command to read data stored in the register is received, and the command can include an address identifying a location of one or more instructions within the register. In response, the one or more instructions are retrieved from the register for execution by a processor.

摘要翻译： 用于引导设备的系统和过程可以通过检测与设备相关联的复位信号并从非易失性存储器位置检索数据到与非易失性存储器相关联的寄存器中来实现。 可以设计和实现非易失性存储器，使得每个数据页作为一个单元从非易失性存储器检索，并且数据页包括用于引导设备的指令。 接收读取存储在寄存器中的数据的命令，并且该命令可以包括标识寄存器内的一个或多个指令的位置的地址。 作为响应，从寄存器检索一个或多个指令以由处理器执行。

公开(公告)号：US07783251B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US12183212

申请日：2008-07-31

申请人： Ahmadreza Rofougaran ,  Maryam Rofougaran ,  Meng-An Pan ,  Hung-Ming Chien ,  Shahla Khorram ,  William T. Colleran ,  Jacob Rael ,  Masood Syed ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  Stephen Wu ,  Shervin Moloudi

发明人： Ahmadreza Rofougaran ,  Maryam Rofougaran ,  Meng-An Pan ,  Hung-Ming Chien ,  Shahla Khorram ,  William T. Colleran ,  Jacob Rael ,  Masood Syed ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  Stephen Wu ,  Shervin Moloudi

IPC分类号： H04B7/14

CPC分类号： H03D3/244 ,  H03J2200/04 ,  H03L7/0995 ,  H03L7/18 ,  H03L2207/12 ,  H04B1/707 ,  H04B1/713 ,  H04B17/101 ,  H04B17/14 ,  H04B17/19 ,  H04B17/20

摘要： An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

摘要翻译： 在说明书和附图中描述和示出的本发明的示例性实施例是具有接收器，发射器，本地振荡器（LO）发生器，控制器和自检单元的收发器。 所有这些组件都可以封装以集成到单个IC中，其中包括过滤器和电感器等组件。 用于接收机，发射机和LO发生器的自适应编程和校准的控制器。 自检单元产生用于确定接收机，发射机和LO发生器的增益，频率特性，选择性，本底噪声和失真特性。 要强调的是，该摘要被提供以符合要求抽象的规则，这将允许搜索者或其他读者快速确定技术公开的主题。 提交它的理解是，它不会用于解释或限制权利要求的范围或含义。

公开(公告)号：US20100201451A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-12

申请号：US12367280

申请日：2009-02-06

申请人： Stephen Wu

发明人： Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： H03L7/00

CPC分类号： H03L7/0995 ,  H03L2207/06

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for frequency calibration of a voltage controlled ring oscillator are provided. In this regard, an oscillating voltage may be generated via a voltage controlled ring oscillator comprising a plurality of delay cells. Each of the plurality of delay cells may comprise a MOSFET differential pair coupled to a plurality of variable resistors. A frequency of oscillation and amplitude of the generated oscillating voltage may be controlled by controlling a resistance of the plurality of variable resistors. The frequency of oscillation and amplitude may be controlled via one or more digital control words generated by a baseband processor, a DSP, and/or a memory. The digital control words may comprise a control word for finely tuning the frequency of oscillation and amplitude and a control word for coarsely tuning the frequency of oscillation and amplitude.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于压控环形振荡器的频率校准的方法和系统。 在这方面，可以经由包括多个延迟单元的压控环形振荡器产生振荡电压。 多个延迟单元中的每一个可以包括耦合到多个可变电阻器的MOSFET差分对。 可以通过控制多个可变电阻器的电阻来控制产生的振荡电压的振荡频率和振幅。 可以通过由基带处理器，DSP和/或存储器产生的一个或多个数字控制字来控制振荡频率和振幅。 数字控制字可以包括用于微调振荡频率和幅度的控制字和用于粗调谐振荡频率的控制字。

公开(公告)号：US20100155887A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12317656

申请日：2008-12-22

申请人： Nick Lindert ,  Brian Doyle ,  Dinesh Somasekhar ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Swaminathan Sivakumar ,  Kevin Zhang ,  Stephen Wu

发明人： Nick Lindert ,  Brian Doyle ,  Dinesh Somasekhar ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Swaminathan Sivakumar ,  Kevin Zhang ,  Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： H01L29/92 ,  H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L27/101 ,  H01L28/90

摘要： A process of forming a semiconductive capacitor device for a memory circuit includes forming a first capacitor cell recess and a second capacitor cell recess that are spaced apart by a capacitor cell boundary of a first height. The process includes lowering the first height of the capacitor cell boundary to a second height. A common plate capacitor bridges between the first recess and the second recess over the boundary above the second height and below the first height.

摘要翻译： 形成用于存储电路的半导体电容器器件的工艺包括形成由第一高度的电容器单元边界隔开的第一电容器单元凹槽和第二电容器单元凹槽。 该过程包括将电容器单元边界的第一高度降低到第二高度。 普通的平板电容器在第一凹槽和第二凹槽之间跨过第二高度并低于第一高度的边界。

公开(公告)号：US07682842B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US12129712

申请日：2008-05-30

申请人： Rao H. Desineni ,  Xu Ouyang ,  Hargurpreet Singh ,  Yunsheng Song ,  Stephen Wu

发明人： Rao H. Desineni ,  Xu Ouyang ,  Hargurpreet Singh ,  Yunsheng Song ,  Stephen Wu

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/2894

摘要： A method for identifying potentially defective integrated circuit chips and excluding them from future testing as wafers move through a manufacturing line The method includes data-collecting steps, tagging the chips on wafers identified as potentially bad chips based on information collected as the wafer moves down the fabrication line, evaluating test cost savings by eliminating any further tests on the tagged chips preferably using a test cost database. Considering all the future tests to be preformed, the tagged chips are skipped if it is determined that the test cost saving is significant. Tagging bad chips is based on various criteria and models which are dynamically adjusted by performing the wafer final test on samples of the tagged chips and feeding-back the final test results. The dynamic adaptive adjustment method preferably includes a feedback loop or iterative process to evaluate financial tradeoffs when assessing the profit of salvaging chips against the additional test costs.

摘要翻译： 一种用于识别潜在有缺陷的集成电路芯片的方法，并将其从将来的测试中排除，因为晶片移动通过生产线。该方法包括数据收集步骤，基于当晶片向下移动时收集的信息将标记为潜在的坏芯片的晶片上的芯片标记 通过消除对标记芯片的任何进一步测试，优选使用测试成本数据库来评估测试成本节省。 考虑到将要执行的所有将来的测试，如果确定测试成本节省是重要的，则标记的芯片被跳过。 标记坏芯片是基于各种标准和模型，通过对标记芯片的样品进行晶圆最终测试并反馈最终测试结果来动态调整。 动态自适应调整方法优选地包括反馈循环或迭代过程，以在评估补救筹码的利润与额外的测试成本时评估金融权衡。