Patents by Inventor Atsuyuki Okumura

Atsuyuki Okumura 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: 7859111
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for designing a semiconductor device, comprising: creating a double cut via including: placing a first line pattern on a chip area, placing a second line pattern on an upper layer of the first line pattern, allocating a first via pattern on an intersection of the first and second line patterns, creating a protrusion line pattern; and allocating a second via pattern on an end of the protrusion line pattern; storing the double cut via; and extracting a single cut via provided on the chip area and replacing the single cut via with the double cut via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20050280159
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for designing a semiconductor device, comprising: creating a double cut via including: placing a first line pattern on a chip area, placing a second line pattern on an upper layer of the first line pattern, allocating a first via pattern on an intersection of the first and second line patterns, creating a protrusion line pattern; and allocating a second via pattern on an end of the protrusion line pattern; storing the double cut via; and extracting a single cut via provided on the chip area and replacing the single cut via with the double cut via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20050138593
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of first wires running in a first direction of 0°, a 45° diagonal, a 90° angle and a 135° diagonal in a subject area disposed in a designated wiring layer in a multilevel interconnection; and a plurality of second wires running in a second direction of 0°, the 45° diagonal, the 90° angle and the 135° diagonal in a wiring region other than the designated region in the designated wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Okumura