Patents Assigned to Silicon Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11042682
    Abstract: Methods for generating a cell set for an analog design tool are disclosed. A method comprises receiving, at a cell generator, one or more electronic files of a process-specific architectural cell (AP_Cell) having wiring for power and ground, FILL, wherein the AP_Cell is configured according to a first manufacturing process. The method further includes receiving, at the cell generator, one or more electronic files of a schematic cell (S_Cell) having internal wiring between circuit elements to provide a function for the S_Cell. The method also includes merging data from the one or more electronic files of the AP_Cell and the one or more electronic files of the S_Cell to generate a process-specific schematic cell (SP_Cell) used as a building block for a physical layout of an analog IC, wherein the process-specific schematic cell comprises one or more electronic files. Related devices are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Silicon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent F. Smith, Thomas L. Wolf, Tracy L. Johancsik, Thomas G. Wolf, Kyler C. Fillerup
  • Patent number: 10789407
    Abstract: A method for designing a semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed, including generating a physical layout from a schematic layout of the analog integrated circuit. The method comprises retrieving, with a processor, pre-defined cells having physical layout information for a specific process stored in a memory device responsive to the schematic layout being created by an analog circuit designer using an analog design tool, building the physical layout by connecting the retrieved pre-defined cells according to the schematic layout, and storing the physical layout in the memory device. Related systems and computer-readable media are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Silicon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent F. Smith, Thomas L. Wolf, Tracy L. Johancsik, Thomas G. Wolf, Kyler C. Fillerup
  • Patent number: 10380307
    Abstract: A method for designing an semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed, including generating a physical layout from a schematic layout of the analog integrated circuit. The method comprises retrieving, with a processor, pre-defined cells having physical layout information for a specific process stored in a memory device responsive to the schematic layout being created by a circuit designer using an analog circuit design tool, building the physical layout by connecting the retrieved pre-defined cells according to the schematic layout, and storing the physical layout in the memory device. Related systems and computer-readable media are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Silicon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Wolf, Kent F. Smith, Tracy L. Johancsik, Kyler C. Fillerup, Thomas G. Wolf