Patents by Inventor Benjamin S. Sferrazza

Benjamin S. Sferrazza 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).

  • Efficient cell swapping system for leakage power reduction in a multi-threshold voltage process
    Patent number: 7849422
    Abstract: A method for designing an integrated circuit, comprising the steps of (A) calculating an efficiency value for each of a plurality of equivalent cells in the design; and (B) selecting a number of the plurality of equivalent cells based on the efficiency values. The equivalent cells (i) decrease an overall delay of a path to meet a timing specification, and (ii) minimize an increase in overall leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamin S. Sferrazza
  • EFFICIENT CELL SWAPPING SYSTEM FOR LEAKAGE POWER REDUCTION IN A MULTI-THRESHOLD VOLTAGE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20080320420
    Abstract: A method for designing an integrated circuit, comprising the steps of (A) calculating an efficiency value for each of a plurality of equivalent cells in the design; and (B) selecting a number of the plurality of equivalent cells based on the efficiency values. The equivalent cells (i) decrease an overall delay of a path to meet a timing specification, and (ii) minimize an increase in overall leakage current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Benjamin S. Sferrazza