Patents Assigned to Smartlynx, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5903886
    Abstract: The present invention defines a method for emulating an iterated process represented by a series of related tasks and a control mechanism that monitors and enables the iterative execution of those tasks until data associated with the process converges to predetermined goals or objectives. The invention defines a method in which fuzzy neural networks and discreet algorithms are applied to perform the process tasks and in which configurable, reloadable finite state machines are applied to control the execution of those tasks. In particular, the present invention provides a method for emulating the process of designing integrated circuit (IC) applications and printed circuit board (PCB) applications for the purpose of simulating, emulating, analyzing, optimizing and predicting the behavioral and physical characteristics of the application at the earliest possible stage of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Smartlynx, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Heimlich, Kenneth R. St. Hilaire