Patents by Inventor Barry David Turner, JR.

Barry David Turner, JR. 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).

  • Footprint-based optimization performed simultaneously with other steps
    Patent number: 8904334
    Abstract: A method comprising placing elements in a layout, performing clock tree synthesis, and performing routing. The method further comprising, in parallel with one of the clock tree synthesis or the routing, performing a footprint based optimization, substituting a footprint equivalent element in a path based on a timing slack of the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry David Turner, Jr., Cristian Eugen Golovanov, Henry Shiu-Wen Sheng
  • Method and Apparatus to Perform Footprint-Based Optimization Simultaneously with Other Steps
    Publication number: 20140007035
    Abstract: A method comprising placing elements in a layout, performing clock tree synthesis, and performing routing. The method further comprising, in parallel with one of the clock tree synthesis or the routing, performing a footprint based optimization, substituting a footprint equivalent element in a path based on a timing slack of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Barry David Turner, JR., Cristian Eugen Golovanov, Henry Shiu-Wen Sheng