Gary Baum

Title: Gary Baum and Integrated Processor Innovation.

Introduction

Gary Baum is an inventor associated with Austin, Texas. His patent work concerns integrated processor designs intended to support portable personal information devices, combining processing, memory control, and peripheral functions on a single chip.

Latest Patents

Baum’s listed patents include “Integrated Processor System Adapted for Portable Personal Information” and “Integrated Processor Including a Device for Multiplexing External Pin.” Both describe an integrated processor designed to handle data-, display-, and voice-intensive tasks. The system brings together a CPU core, a memory controller, and peripheral devices, while using multiple phase-locked loops to generate clock signals for different subsystems from a single crystal oscillator input.

The inventions also describe power-management circuitry that can control clock frequencies and their application to subsystems. Selective multiplexing of external pins helps reduce the processor’s pin count while allowing different configurations. Baum is credited with 2 patents.

Career Highlights

Baum’s listed work is associated with Advanced Micro Devices Corporation. The patents highlight approaches to integrating processor functions, managing power, and adapting hardware resources for portable devices.

Collaborations

Michael S. Quimby and Clark L. Buxton are identified as Baum’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the listed patents or describe particular collaborations.

Conclusion

Gary Baum’s patent portfolio focuses on integrated processors for portable personal information devices, with emphasis on versatile functionality, power management, and efficient use of external pins.