Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Mitchell Silberg & Knupp LLP
  • Advanced modular cell placement system with optimization of cell neighborhood system
    Patent number: 5971588
    Abstract: A system for providing an optimal cluster of cells on the surface of a semiconductor chip is provided herein. The system collects a predetermined quantity of cells, this predetermined quantity containing a center cell, and all cells are assigned a distance value from the center cell. A coordinate is assigned to each cell based on its associated distance value, and new cell positions are calculated based on related cell positions and weights associated with each cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Ranko Scepanovic, James S. Koford, Alexander E. Andreev
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D482151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Gold Coral International Limited
    Inventor: Stephanie Wai Man Shiu