Patents by Inventor Carole Perrot

Carole Perrot 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).

  • Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization between layout clones
    Patent number: 7555739
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining synchronization between a plurality of layout clones of an integrated circuit design, wherein each layout clone comprises at least one figure. The method comprises tracking relationships between equivalent figures of the plurality of layout clones, wherein the plurality of layout clones are associated with one another within an equivalence group and propagating an edit made in one of the layout clones within an equivalence group to the other layout clones within the equivalence group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold Ginetti, Jean-Marc Bourguet, Gerard Tarroux, Laurent Chouraki, Fabrice Morlat, Carole Perrot