Patents by Inventor Amos Hong
Amos Hong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11816417Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting systematic design rule check (DRC) violations in a placement layout before routing is performed on the placement layout. A systematic DRC violation prediction system includes DRC violation prediction circuitry. The DRC violation prediction circuitry receives placement data associated with a placement layout. The DRC violation prediction circuitry inspects the placement data associated with the placement layout, and the placement data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the placement layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The DRC violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more systematic DRC violations would be present in the placement layout due to a subsequent routing of the placement layout.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Patent number: 11604917Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Publication number: 20210365624Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Patent number: 11087066Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Publication number: 20210174000Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting systematic design rule check (DRC) violations in a placement layout before routing is performed on the placement layout. A systematic DRC violation prediction system includes DRC violation prediction circuitry. The DRC violation prediction circuitry receives placement data associated with a placement layout. The DRC violation prediction circuitry inspects the placement data associated with the placement layout, and the placement data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the placement layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The DRC violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more systematic DRC violations would be present in the placement layout due to a subsequent routing of the placement layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Patent number: 10943049Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting systematic design rule check (DRC) violations in a placement layout before routing is performed on the placement layout. A systematic DRC violation prediction system includes DRC violation prediction circuitry. The DRC violation prediction circuitry receives placement data associated with a placement layout. The DRC violation prediction circuitry inspects the placement data associated with the placement layout, and the placement data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the placement layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The DRC violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more systematic DRC violations would be present in the placement layout due to a subsequent routing of the placement layout.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Publication number: 20210004519Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Patent number: 10810346Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Publication number: 20200104457Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting systematic design rule check (DRC) violations in a placement layout before routing is performed on the placement layout. A systematic DRC violation prediction system includes DRC violation prediction circuitry. The DRC violation prediction circuitry receives placement data associated with a placement layout. The DRC violation prediction circuitry inspects the placement data associated with the placement layout, and the placement data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the placement layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The DRC violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more systematic DRC violations would be present in the placement layout due to a subsequent routing of the placement layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Publication number: 20200104458Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting static voltage (SIR) drop violations in a clock-tree synthesis (CTS) layout before routing is performed on the CTS layout. A static voltage (SIR) drop violation prediction system includes SIR drop violation prediction circuitry. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry receives CTS data associated with a CTS layout. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry inspects the CTS layout data associated with the CTS layout, and the CTS layout data may include data associated with a plurality of regions of the CTS layout, which may be inspected on a region-by-region basis. The SIR drop violation prediction circuitry predicts whether one or more SIR drop violations would be present in the CTS layout due to a subsequent routing of the CTS layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yi-Lin Chuang, Henry Lin, Szu-Ju Huang, Yin-An Chen, Amos Hong
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Patent number: 5412575Abstract: A system and method for testing an electronic circuit is disclosed. The system includes a circuit board test platform having multiple electronic test capabilities, and a pay-per-use module that is coupled to the circuit board test platform. The pay-per-use module is adapted for monitoring use of the multiple electronic test capabilities of the circuit board test platform, and for debiting a number of usage credits from a usage credit pool based on the use of the multiple electronic test capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1993Date of Patent: May 2, 1995Assignee: Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Amanda L. Constant, David W. Webb, Katherine Z. Withers-Miklos, Kay C. Lannen, Ted T. Turner, Amos Hong-Kiat Leong