Patents by Inventor Alan Cheuk-Ming Lam

Alan Cheuk-Ming Lam 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).

  • Structured placement for bit slices
    Patent number: 8707240
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improving bit slice placement and wiring. Some embodiments include swapping cells to improve routing. An alternative embodiment includes copying wiring from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Another embodiment includes copying blocks or cells from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Further, the wiring from the first bit slice may be copied to the second bit slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Faulkner, Alan Cheuk-Ming Lam, Samit Chaudhuri, Aditya Shiledar
  • Structured Placement For Bit Slices
    Publication number: 20100011324
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improving bit slice placement and wiring. Some embodiments include swapping cells to improve routing. An alternative embodiment includes copying wiring from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Another embodiment includes copying blocks or cells from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Further, the wiring from the first bit slice may be copied to the second bit slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Darren Faulkner, Alan Cheuk-Ming Lam, Samit Chaudhuri, Aditya Shiledar