Patents by Inventor Ahmed Arafa

Ahmed Arafa 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).

  • Electrical hotspot detection, analysis and correction
    Patent number: 8914760
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for detecting and correcting electrical hotspots in a layout design for a circuit design comprising an analog circuit. Layout parameters for device instances associated with electrical constraints are first extracted. Based on the extracted layout parameters, electrical parameter variations for the device instances may be computed to identify one or more electrical hotspots in the layout design. A sensitivity analysis of the one or more electrical hotspots is performed to generate repair hints. Based on the repair hints, the layout design is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Rami Fathy Salem, Haitham Mohamed Eissa, Ahmed Arafa, Sherif Hany Mousa, Abdelrahman ElMously, Walid Farouk Mohamed, Mohamed Amin Dessouky
  • Electrical Hotspot Detection, Analysis And Correction
    Publication number: 20140089877
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for detecting and correcting electrical hotspots in a layout design for a circuit design comprising an analog circuit. Layout parameters for device instances associated with electrical constraints are first extracted. Based on the extracted layout parameters, electrical parameter variations for the device instances may be computed to identify one or more electrical hotspots in the layout design. A sensitivity analysis of the one or more electrical hotspots is performed to generate repair hints. Based on the repair hints, the layout design is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Rami Fathy Salem, Haitham Mohamed Eissa, Ahmed Arafa, Sherif Hany Mousa, Abdelrahman ElMously, Walid Farouk Mohamed, Mohamed Amin Dessouky