Patents by Inventor Barry Andrew Giffel

Barry Andrew Giffel 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).

  • Integrated circuit design using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils
    Patent number: 10380297
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to designing of integrated circuits using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils. The circuit stencil represents an abstracted version of the circuit segment. The circuit stencils include collapsed versions of the connectivity information of components and nodes of the integrated circuit. The collapsed version of the connectivity information is generated by analyzing functionality of the circuit segment and removing or replacing at least one redundant component or node of the circuit segment without modifying the functionality. The circuit stencil is used for instantiating or referencing components into a second integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Gunter Kurt Sendig, Donald John Oriordan, Jonathan Lee Sanders, Salem Lee Ganzhorn, Barry Andrew Giffel, Hsiang-Wen Jimmy Lin
  • Integrated circuit design using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils
    Patent number: 10078715
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to designing of integrated circuits using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils. The circuit stencil represents an abstracted version of the circuit segment. The circuit stencils include collapsed versions of the connectivity information of components and nodes of the integrated circuit. The collapsed version of the connectivity information is generated by analyzing functionality of the circuit segment and removing or replacing at least one redundant component or node of the circuit segment without modifying the functionality. The circuit stencil is used for instantiating or referencing components into a second integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Gunter Kurt Sendig, Donald John Oriordan, Jonathan Lee Sanders, Salem Lee Ganzhorn, Barry Andrew Giffel, Hsiang-Wen Jimmy Lin
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN USING GENERATION AND INSTANTIATION OF CIRCUIT STENCILS
    Publication number: 20180089340
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to designing of integrated circuits using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils. The circuit stencil represents an abstracted version of the circuit segment. The circuit stencils include collapsed versions of the connectivity information of components and nodes of the integrated circuit. The collapsed version of the connectivity information is generated by analyzing functionality of the circuit segment and removing or replacing at least one redundant component or node of the circuit segment without modifying the functionality. The circuit stencil is used for instantiating or referencing components into a second integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Friedrich Gunter Kurt Sendig, Donald John Oriordan, Jonathan Lee Sanders, Salem Lee Ganzhorn, Barry Andrew Giffel, Hsiang-Wen Jimmy Lin
  • Integrated Circuit Design Using Generation and Instantiation of Circuit Stencils
    Publication number: 20170249416
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to designing of integrated circuits using generation and instantiation of circuit stencils. The circuit stencil represents an abstracted version of the circuit segment. The circuit stencils include collapsed versions of the connectivity information of components and nodes of the integrated circuit. The collapsed version of the connectivity information is generated by analyzing functionality of the circuit segment and removing or replacing at least one redundant component or node of the circuit segment without modifying the functionality. The circuit stencil is used for instantiating or referencing components into a second integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Friedrich Gunter Kurt Sendig, Donald John Oriordan, Jonathan Lee Sanders, Salem Lee Ganzhorn, Barry Andrew Giffel, Hsiang-Wen Jimmy Lin