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William A. Huffman
Also filed as: HUFFMAN WILLIAM A · HUFFMAN WILLIAM P
60 granted patents·3 pending applications·2,648 citations·filing 1975–2014
99Inventor score
Files withSILICON GRAPHICS INC21MINNESOTA MINING & MFG19MIPS TECH INC8TENSILICA INC4CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC2
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63 records- 0197US5933650AAlignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processingMIPS TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·352 cites·44 claims
- 0296US7219212B1Load/store operation of memory misaligned vector data using alignment register storing realigned data portion for combining with remaining portionTENSILICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·121 cites·8 claims
- 0396US6816947B1System and method for memory arbitrationSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 9, 2004·148 cites·16 claims
- 0496US4232949ALiquid crystal compositions containing pleochroic dyeMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 11, 1980·29 cites·14 claims
- 0595US5864703AMethod for providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operationsMIPS TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 26, 1999·204 cites·40 claims
- 0693US8074058B2Providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operationsVAN HOOK TIMOTHY J·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2011·24 cites·20 claims
- 0793US7007097B1Method and system for covering multiple resourcces with a single credit in a computer systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 28, 2006·98 cites·26 claims
- 0893US5867238APolymer-dispersed liquid crystal device having an ultraviolet-polymerizable matrix and a variable optical transmission and a method for preparing sameMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 2, 1999·149 cites·46 claims
- 0993US4565424AAsymmetric dichroic dye molecules having poly(arylazo) linking groups, a bis-substituted aryl thiazyl end group, and another end groupMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 21, 1986·73 cites·19 claims
- 1092US7197625B1Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processingMIPS TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2007·61 cites·18 claims
- 1192US6266758B1Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processingMIPS TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·193 cites·13 claims
- 1291US7376812B1Vector co-processor for configurable and extensible processor architectureTENSILICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2008·78 cites·22 claims
- 1390US5541049ASilver halide photographic material having improved antistatic propertiesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·20 cites·15 claims
- 1487US6938128B1System and method for reducing memory latency during read requestsSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·51 cites·16 claims
- 1586US7793077B2Alignment and ordering of vector elements for single instruction multiple data processingMIPS TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·12 cites·14 claims
- 1686US7664928B1Method and apparatus for providing user-defined interfaces for a configurable processorTENSILICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·23 cites·29 claims
- 1786US5586270AMethod and apparatus for upgrading a central processing unit and existing memory structure in a computer systemINTEL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 17, 1996·157 cites·17 claims
- 1885US4448492ACycloalkyl-type isotropic dyes for liquid crystal display devicesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1982·Granted May 15, 1984·16 cites·12 claims
- 1984US6915387B1System and method for handling updates to memory in a distributed shared memory systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 5, 2005·39 cites·20 claims
- 2082US7546443B2Providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operationsMIPS TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·8 cites·20 claims
- 2182US6643764B1Multiprocessor system utilizing multiple links to improve point to point bandwidthSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·39 cites·17 claims
- 2282US5572704ASystem and method for controlling split-level caches in a multi-processor system including data loss and deadlock prevention schemesSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 5, 1996·91 cites·14 claims
- 2381US6795900B1Method and system for storing data at input/output (I/O) interfaces for a multiprocessor systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 21, 2004·30 cites·24 claims
- 2479US5510934AMemory system including local and global caches for storing floating point and integer dataSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 23, 1996·87 cites·5 claims
- 2578US5632025AMethod for preventing multi-level cache system deadlock in a multi-processor systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 20, 1997·82 cites·3 claims
- 2678US4514045AHelichromic-smectic liquid crystal compositions and display cellsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 30, 1985·33 cites·26 claims
- 2777US4052209ASemiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositionsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1975·Granted Oct 4, 1977·21 cites·19 claims
- 2876US9335967B1Accurate floating-point calculation method and deviceCADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·4 cites·27 claims
- 2974US6678798B1System and method for reducing memory latency during read requestsSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·20 cites·4 claims
- 3073US7500068B1Method and system for managing memory in a multiprocessor systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 3, 2009·5 cites·20 claims
- 3173US4394070AHelichromic compounds and displaysMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 19, 1983·28 cites·33 claims
- 3271US5537538ADebug mode for a superscalar RISC processorSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 16, 1996·58 cites·4 claims
- 3370US7333516B1Interface for synchronous data transfer between domains clocked at different frequenciesSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2008·16 cites·12 claims
- 3468US7406554B1Queue circuit and method for memory arbitration employing sameSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2008·13 cites·15 claims
- 3568US7069306B1Providing shared and non-shared access to memory in a system with plural processor coherence domainsSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·11 cites·29 claims
- 3667US8935468B2Audio digital signal processorTENSILICA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 13, 2015·2 cites·34 claims
- 3767US5493523AMechanism and method for integer divide involving pre-alignment of the divisor relative to the dividendSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 20, 1996·44 cites·16 claims
- 3865US4134764ASemiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositionsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1976·Granted Jan 16, 1979·13 cites·2 claims
- 3964US6155591ARotatable snowboard boot bindingHUFFMAN WILLIAM A·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·24 cites·17 claims
- 4063US6915388B1Method and system for efficient use of a multi-dimensional sharing vector in a computer systemSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 5, 2005·9 cites·20 claims
- 4162US6302411B1Rotatable snowboard boot bindingHUFFMAN WILLIAM A·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 16, 2001·22 cites·37 claims
- 4260US4154746AAnthraquinone amino pleochroic dyesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1978·Granted May 15, 1979·14 cites·3 claims
- 4359US6775742B2Memory device storing data and directory information thereon, and method for providing the directory information and the data in the memory deviceSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·6 cites·28 claims
- 4459US4702561APleochroic dyes and electro-optical displays therewithMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 27, 1987·14 cites·32 claims
- 4557US7159100B2Method for providing extended precision in SIMD vector arithmetic operationsMIPS TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2007·23 cites·8 claims
- 4657US4530572ASubstituted anthraquinone-type isotropic dyes for liquid crystal display devicesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 23, 1985·5 cites·14 claims
- 4756US4105299AElectro-optical devices containing methine arylidene dyesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1977·Granted Aug 8, 1978·13 cites·2 claims
- 4855US6127196AMethod for testing a tape carrier packageINTEL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·21 cites·1 claims
- 4955US4222902ASemiconductive and sensitized photoconductive compositionsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1978·Granted Sep 16, 1980·10 cites·9 claims
- 5054US7964878B2Light emitting polymer devices using self-assembled monolayer structuresHCF PARTNERS LP·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·2 cites·22 claims
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