Patents by Inventor Francois Pequillat

Francois Pequillat 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).

  • DSP design system level power estimation
    Patent number: 8661396
    Abstract: Power consumption estimation is performed at the system level in a design process, thus allowing early evaluation of feasibility and other considerations relating to logic/DSP design and hardware implementation of a proposed electronic design. Evaluation of the system level power consumption estimate(s) permits adjustment of a system level representation of the proposed electronic design, prior to investment of substantial resources in the electronic design. Other estimates, including other power consumption estimates, may be performed to adjust the proposed electronic design as well. Such estimates may be made in response to gate level power consumption estimates and/or hardware level power consumption estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Plofsky, Philippe Molson, Francois Pequillat
  • DSP design system level power estimation
    Patent number: 8402419
    Abstract: Power consumption estimation is performed at the system level in a design process, thus allowing early evaluation of feasibility and other considerations relating to logic/DSP design and hardware implementation of a proposed electronic design. Evaluation of the system level power consumption estimate(s) permits adjustment of a system level representation of the proposed electronic design, prior to investment of substantial resources in the electronic design. Other estimates, including other power consumption estimates, may be performed to adjust the proposed electronic design as well. Such estimates may be made in response to gate level power consumption estimates and/or hardware level power consumption estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Plofsky, Philippe Molson, Francois Pequillat
  • DSP design system level power estimation
    Patent number: 7882457
    Abstract: Power consumption estimation is performed at the system level in a design process, thus allowing early evaluation of feasibility and other considerations relating to logic/DSP design and hardware implementation of a proposed electronic design. Evaluation of the system level power consumption estimate(s) permits adjustment of a system level representation of the proposed electronic design, prior to investment of substantial resources in the electronic design. Other estimates, including other power consumption estimates, may be performed to adjust the proposed electronic design as well. Such estimates may be made in response to gate level power consumption estimates and/or hardware level power consumption estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Plofsky, Philippe Molson, Francois Pequillat
  • DSP design system level power estimation
    Patent number: 7143368
    Abstract: Power consumption estimation is performed at the system level in a design process, thus allowing early evaluation of feasibility and other considerations relating to logic/DSP design and hardware implementation of a proposed electronic design. Evaluation of the system level power consumption estimate(s) permits adjustment of a system level representation of the proposed electronic design, prior to investment of substantial resources in the electronic design. Other estimates, including other power consumption estimates, may be performed to adjust the proposed electronic design as well. Such estimates may be made in response to gate level power consumption estimates and/or hardware level power consumption estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Plofsky, Philippe Molson, Francois Pequillat