Patents by Inventor Stephen Wing-Ho Tang

Stephen Wing-Ho Tang 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).

  • Patent number: 6950771
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing defect data produced in testing a semiconductor chip from a logic design. In various embodiments, input for processing is a first inspection data set that identifies a first set of physical locations that are associated with defects detected during fabrication of the chip. Also input is a second test data set that includes one or more identifiers associated with failing circuitry in the chip. A second set of physical locations is determined from the one or more identifiers of failing circuitry, hierarchical relationships between blocks of the design, and placement information associated with the blocks. Each of the one or more identifiers is associated with at least one of the blocks. Correspondences are identified between physical locations in the first inspection data set and the second set of physical locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuezhen Fan, Jason Xu, Stephen Wing-Ho Tang, Zhi-Min Ling