Patents by Inventor Nicolas Leignel

Nicolas Leignel 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).

  • Macro inference within electronic design automation tools using hardware description language templates
    Patent number: 7685555
    Abstract: Within an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool, a method of macro inference can include translating a hardware description language (HDL) template into a macro template and translating a circuit design into a format corresponding to the macro template. The method further can include matching a portion of the translated circuit design with the macro template and replacing the portion of the circuit design matching the macro template with a macro associated with the macro template. The resulting updated circuit design is then output, e.g., to a user, a computer file, or another EDA tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Jérôme Bertrand, Nicolas Leignel, Thomas Vuillermet