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Michael Stephen Floyd
Also filed as: FLOYD MICHAEL · FLOYD MICHAEL S · FLOYD MICHAEL STEPHEN
110 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,088 citations·filing 1999–2023
99Inventor score
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123 records- 0198US6631463B1Method and apparatus for patching problematic instructions in a microprocessor using software interruptsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 7, 2003·417 cites·30 claims
- 0297US8405413B2Critical path monitor having selectable operating modes and single edge detectionCARPENTER GARY D·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 26, 2013·29 cites·20 claims
- 0397US7343476B2Intelligent SMT thread hang detect taking into account shared resource contention/blockingIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·82 cites·3 claims
- 0496US7194645B2Method and apparatus for autonomic policy-based thermal management in a data processing systemIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2007·63 cites·20 claims
- 0595US6550020B1Method and system for dynamically configuring a central processing unit with multiple processing coresIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·114 cites·27 claims
- 0694US8448006B2Performing virtual and/or physical resource management for power managementFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·21 cites·15 claims
- 0794US7340378B1Weighted event counting system and method for processor performance measurementsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 4, 2008·33 cites·7 claims
- 0893US7155600B2Method and logical apparatus for switching between single-threaded and multi-threaded execution states in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processorIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·86 cites·16 claims
- 0992US8214663B2Using power proxies combined with on-chip actuators to meet a defined power targetFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·28 cites·20 claims
- 1092US7576569B2Circuit for dynamic circuit timing synthesis and monitoring of critical paths and environmental conditions of an integrated circuitIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2009·34 cites·26 claims
- 1192US7051221B2Performance throttling for temperature reduction in a microprocessorIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·85 cites·20 claims
- 1291US7533003B2Weighted event counting system and method for processor performance measurementsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted May 12, 2009·22 cites·13 claims
- 1391US7080288B2Method and apparatus for interface failure survivability using error correctionIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·75 cites·20 claims
- 1489US8527801B2Performance control of frequency-adapting processors by voltage domain adjustmentBROCK BISHOP C·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 3, 2013·16 cites·25 claims
- 1588US9164563B2Processor noise mitigation using differential critical path monitoringBERRY JR ROBERT W·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 20, 2015·18 cites·5 claims
- 1686US9141421B2Reducing power grid noise in a processor while minimizing performance lossIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·8 cites·11 claims
- 1786US7305639B2Method and apparatus for specifying multiple voltage domains and validating physical implementation and interconnections in a processor chipIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 4, 2007·23 cites·19 claims
- 1886US7117388B2Dynamic, Non-invasive detection of hot-pluggable problem components and re-active re-allocation of system resources from problem componentsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 3, 2006·46 cites·19 claims
- 1986US6393594B1Method and system for performing pseudo-random testing of an integrated circuitIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·63 cites·17 claims
- 2085US7908493B2Unified management of power, performance, and thermals in computer systemsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·15 cites·20 claims
- 2184US9465373B2Dynamic adjustment of operational parameters to compensate for sensor based measurements of circuit degradationIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·6 cites·16 claims
- 2284US8271765B2Managing instructions for more efficient load/store unit usageBOSE PRADIP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·13 cites·13 claims
- 2384US8122312B2Internally controlling and enhancing logic built-in self test in a multiple core microprocessorFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 21, 2012·13 cites·20 claims
- 2484US7962887B2Self-learning of the optimal power or performance operating point of a computer chip based on instantaneous feedback of present operating environmentIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 14, 2011·7 cites·18 claims
- 2584US7197419B2System and method for thermal monitoring of IC using sampling periods of invariant durationIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 27, 2007·15 cites·22 claims
- 2683US9395782B2Processor noise mitigation using differential crictical path monitoringIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·8 cites·10 claims
- 2783US8516426B2Vertical power budgeting and shifting for three-dimensional integrationBOSE PRADIP·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·7 cites·25 claims
- 2883US6802031B2Method and apparatus for increasing the effectiveness of system debug and analysisIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 5, 2004·38 cites·36 claims
- 2982US8001394B2Method and system of multi-core microprocessor power management and control via per-chiplet, programmable power modesIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·11 cites·16 claims
- 3081US8635483B2Dynamically tune power proxy architecturesACAR EMRAH·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·5 cites·21 claims
- 3181US8156287B2Adaptive data prefetchBOSE PRADIP·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·11 cites·16 claims
- 3281US8112250B2Processor power managementFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·10 cites·20 claims
- 3381US7418629B2Synchronizing triggering of multiple hardware trace facilities using an existing system busIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·10 cites·3 claims
- 3480US9811150B2System and method for controlling idle state exits to manage DI/DT issuesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·3 cites·17 claims
- 3580US8941426B1Extending a clock frequency range of a critical path monitorIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·5 cites·15 claims
- 3679US10002212B2Virtual power management multiprocessor system simulationIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 19, 2018·2 cites·8 claims
- 3779US7143226B2Method and apparatus for multiplexing commands in a symmetric multiprocessing system interchip linkIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 3879US6643796B1Method and apparatus for providing cooperative fault recovery between a processor and a service processorIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·27 cites·13 claims
- 3978US9952651B2Deterministic current based frequency optimization of processor chipIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·2 cites·13 claims
- 4078US9778726B2Deterministic current based frequency optimization of processor chipIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·2 cites·9 claims
- 4178US9354943B2Power management for multi-core processing systemsIBM·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4278US7725685B2Intelligent SMT thread hang detect taking into account shared resource contention/blockingIBM·Filed 2008·Granted May 25, 2010·8 cites·11 claims
- 4378US7164264B2Dynamic silicon characterization observability using functional clocks for system or run-time process characterizationIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 16, 2007·9 cites·20 claims
- 4477US7657893B2Accounting method and logic for determining per-thread processor resource utilization in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processorIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 2, 2010·18 cites·20 claims
- 4576US8650367B2Method and apparatus for supporting memory usage throttlingFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·2 cites·3 claims
- 4676US8645640B2Method and apparatus for supporting memory usage throttlingFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·1 cites·6 claims
- 4776US8161493B2Weighted-region cycle accounting for multi-threaded processor coresFLOYD MICHAEL S·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 17, 2012·8 cites·18 claims
- 4876US7917328B2Tracking thermal mini-cycle stressIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 4976US6857083B2Method and system for triggering a debugging unitIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 15, 2005·23 cites·32 claims
- 5075US9117011B2Characterization and functional test in a processor or system utilizing critical path monitor to dynamically manage operational timing marginIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·4 cites·24 claims
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