Patents by Inventor Andrew Michael Jost

Andrew Michael Jost 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).

  • Patent number: 8185847
    Abstract: A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Andres Torres Robles, Andrew Michael Jost, Mark C. Simmons, George P. Lippincott
  • Patent number: 7739650
    Abstract: A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventors: Juan Andres Torres Robles, Andrew Michael Jost, Mark C. Simmons, George P. Lippincott
  • Publication number: 20090178018
    Abstract: A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Juan Andres Torres Robles, Andrew Michael Jost, Mark C. Simmons, George P. Lippincott
  • Publication number: 20080195996
    Abstract: A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Juan Andres Torres Robles, Andrew Michael Jost, Mark C. Simmons, George P. Lippincott