Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Neil G. Jacobson

37Patents
16h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 10, 1996 → Jan 9, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6195774A Boundary-scan method using object-oriented programming language Physics 84 Expired
US7133822B1 Network based diagnostic system and method for programmable hardware Physics 63 Expired
US5841867A On-chip programming verification system for PLDs Physics 58 Expired
US6314539A Boundary-scan register cell with bypass circuit Physics 58 Expired
US5999014A Method for concurrently programming or accessing a plurality of in-system-programmable logic devices Physics 50 Expired
US7020598B1 Network based diagnostic system and method for software reconfigurable systems Physics 48 Expired
US5694399A Processing unit for generating signals for communication with a test access port Physics 34 Expired
US7581124B1 Method and mechanism for controlling power consumption of an integrated circuit Physics 34 Active
US7102555B2 Boundary-scan circuit used for analog and digital testing of an integrated circuit Physics 34 Expired
US7191372B1 Integrated data download Physics 33 Expired
US6499124B1 Intest security circuit for boundary-scan architecture Physics 32 Expired
US6898776B1 Method for concurrently programming a plurality of in-system-programmable logic devices by grouping devices to achieve minimum configuration time Physics 32 Expired
US5838901A Overridable data protection mechanism for PLDs Physics 30 Expired
US6192436A System and method for configuration of electronic devices using a smart card which having configuration data stored therein Physics 20 Expired
US7073110B1 Method and system for programmable boundary-scan instruction register Physics 19 Expired
US5784577A Automated control system for programming PLDs Physics 19 Expired
US7302562B1 Transmitting configuration data to a target programmable device after updating an intermediate programmable device Physics 14 Expired
US5991880A Overridable data protection mechanism for PLDs Physics 13 Expired
US7019558B1 Conversion of configuration data to match communication protocol Physics 12 Expired
US8065644B1 Reducing susceptibility of circuit designs to single event upsets Physics 11 Active
US7797651B1 Verifying design isolation using bitstreams Physics 11 Active
US7685327B1 Identification of multi-device systems Physics 10 Active
US7480843B1 Configuration access from a boundary-scannable device Physics 7 Expired
US7913209B1 Determining a cycle basis of a directed graph Physics 6 Active
US7091745B1 Indicating completion of configuration for programmable devices Electricity 6 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.