Patents by Inventor Alexandre Ferreira Tenca

Alexandre Ferreira Tenca 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).

  • Publication number: 20140033147
    Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques are disclosed for verifying functional independence of logic designs that make use of redundant representations. Initially, the design of a logic component is obtained. Two representations of the component are computed, one in redundant form and another in non-redundant form. A randomness factor based on a time-varying value is injected into the second representation. The value from the second form is then constrained to the context of the logic component within a digital system. It is then possible to analyze the component using the first deterministic representation and the constrained second representation. This analysis allows verification of the component with downstream logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yun Shao, Alexandre Ferreira Tenca
  • Patent number: 8627248
    Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques are disclosed for verifying functional independence of logic designs that make use of redundant representations. Initially, the design of a logic component is obtained. Two representations of the component are computed, one in redundant form and another in non-redundant form. A randomness factor based on a time-varying value is injected into the second representation. The value from the second form is then constrained to the context of the logic component within a digital system. It is then possible to analyze the component using the first deterministic representation and the constrained second representation. This analysis allows verification of the component with downstream logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Shao, Alexandre Ferreira Tenca