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William A. Hughes
Also filed as: HUGHES WILLIAM · HUGHES WILLIAM A · HUGHES WILLIAM ALEXANDER
61 granted patents·14 pending applications·2,509 citations·filing 1996–2022
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC45HUGHES WILLIAM A7SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD5DONLEY GREGGORY D4GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4
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75 records- 0199US7263457B2System and method for operating components of an integrated circuit at independent frequencies and/or voltagesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 28, 2007·137 cites·32 claims
- 0298US7707341B1Virtualizing an interrupt controllerADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 27, 2010·75 cites·20 claims
- 0397US6571318B1Stride based prefetcher with confidence counter and dynamic prefetch-ahead mechanismADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·200 cites·31 claims
- 0495US8756442B2System for processor power limit managementNAFFZIGER SAMUEL D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 17, 2014·25 cites·15 claims
- 0595US7174467B1Message based power management in a multi-processor systemADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 6, 2007·132 cites·26 claims
- 0695US7051218B1Message based power managementADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·109 cites·31 claims
- 0794US6662280B1Store buffer which forwards data based on index and optional way matchADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 9, 2003·101 cites·24 claims
- 0893US7877558B2Memory controller prioritization schemeADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·32 cites·21 claims
- 0993US7043679B1Piggybacking of ECC corrections behind loadsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·97 cites·22 claims
- 1092US6718444B1Read-modify-write for partial writes in a memory controllerADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·76 cites·21 claims
- 1191US7383423B1Shared resources in a chip multiprocessorADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 3, 2008·55 cites·17 claims
- 1291US7328371B1Core redundancy in a chip multiprocessor for highly reliable systemsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·77 cites·19 claims
- 1391US6473849B1Implementing locks in a distributed processing systemADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 29, 2002·165 cites·54 claims
- 1490US7155572B2Method and apparatus for injecting write data into a cacheADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·68 cites·43 claims
- 1589US7146510B1Use of a signal line to adjust width and/or frequency of a communication link during system operationADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·48 cites·16 claims
- 1687US6973543B1Partial directory cache for reducing probe traffic in multiprocessor systemsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 6, 2005·48 cites·27 claims
- 1786US9355034B2Removal and optimization of coherence acknowledgement responses in an interconnectSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·8 cites·19 claims
- 1886US7146477B1Mechanism for selectively blocking peripheral device accesses to system memoryADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 5, 2006·44 cites·21 claims
- 1985US8195887B2Processor power management and methodHUGHES WILLIAM A·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·16 cites·17 claims
- 2085US6393536B1Load/store unit employing last-in-buffer indication for rapid load-hit-storeADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·119 cites·32 claims
- 2184US8504854B2Managing multiple operating points for stable virtual frequenciesNAFFZIGER SAMUEL D·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·8 cites·20 claims
- 2284US7210009B2Computer system employing a trusted execution environment including a memory controller configured to clear memoryADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·35 cites·16 claims
- 2384US6549990B2Store to load forwarding using a dependency link fileADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·31 cites·18 claims
- 2484US6266744B1Store to load forwarding using a dependency link fileADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·98 cites·24 claims
- 2583US7603551B2Initialization of a computer system including a secure execution mode-capable processorADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 13, 2009·35 cites·22 claims
- 2683US7058791B1Establishing a mode indication responsive to two or more indicationsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 6, 2006·36 cites·57 claims
- 2783US6715055B1Apparatus and method for allocating buffer spaceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·37 cites·28 claims
- 2882US6665788B1Reducing latency for a relocation cache lookup and address mapping in a distributed memory systemADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·31 cites·29 claims
- 2980US7107367B1Method for efficient buffer tag allocationADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·27 cites·24 claims
- 3079US7073133B2Objects and methods for accessing a data source and enhancing an applicationHUGHES WILLIAM·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·52 cites·76 claims
- 3178US7603550B2Computer system including a secure execution mode-capable CPU and a security services processor connected via a secure communication pathADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 13, 2009·19 cites·24 claims
- 3278US7009618B1Integrated I/O Remapping mechanismADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·25 cites·54 claims
- 3378US6934903B1Using microcode to correct ECC errors in a processorADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 23, 2005·27 cites·43 claims
- 3478US6473837B1Snoop resynchronization mechanism to preserve read orderingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 29, 2002·90 cites·27 claims
- 3577US7221678B1Method and apparatus for routing packetsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 22, 2007·24 cites·44 claims
- 3676USRE44487ECommand packet packing to mitigate CRC overheadHUGHES WILLIAM A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 3776US7996653B2Shared resources in a chip multiprocessorGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 3876US7840873B2Partial CRC insertion in data packets for early forwardingGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·7 cites·21 claims
- 3976US7480784B2Ensuring deadlock free operation for peer to peer traffic in an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU)ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·7 cites·18 claims
- 4075US8606999B2Cache partitioningDONLEY GREGGORY D·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 4174US7881303B2Command packet packing to mitigate CRC overheadGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 4273US7844758B1Dynamic resource allocation scheme for efficient use of a queueADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2010·19 cites·25 claims
- 4373US7296167B1Combined system responses in a chip multiprocessorADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 13, 2007·18 cites·15 claims
- 4473US6473832B1Load/store unit having pre-cache and post-cache queues for low latency load memory operationsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 29, 2002·66 cites·23 claims
- 4572US7882327B2Communicating between partitions in a statically partitioned multiprocessing systemADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 1, 2011·6 cites·19 claims
- 4672US7295563B2Method and apparatus for routing packets that have ordering requirementsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 13, 2007·16 cites·36 claims
- 4771US7274692B1Method and apparatus for routing packets that have multiple destinationsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 25, 2007·16 cites·29 claims
- 4869US7840780B2Shared resources in a chip multiprocessorGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 23, 2010·3 cites·10 claims
- 4969US7165132B1Processing node including a plurality of processor cores and an interconnect configurable in a test-mode to cause first and second transaction source indicators to be interchangedADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 16, 2007·14 cites·21 claims
- 5068US8787368B2Crossbar switch with primary and secondary pickersHUGHES WILLIAM A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·4 cites·14 claims
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