Patents by Inventor Brian J. Alexander

Brian J. Alexander 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).

  • Design independent correlation data storage for use with physical design of programmable logic devices
    Patent number: 7810055
    Abstract: A method of managing correlation data for a design implementation process can include identifying correlation data from each of a plurality of design applications. Each of the design applications can generate a circuit description and the correlation data can specify associations between circuit elements of different ones of the circuit descriptions. The method also can include storing the circuit descriptions and the correlation data independently of one another and determining a relationship among circuit elements of the circuit descriptions according to the correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Alexander, Jaime D. Lujan, W. Story Leavesley, III