Patents by Inventor Carl A. Monzel, III

Carl A. Monzel, III 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: 8429586
    Abstract: A basic cell circuit architecture having plurality of cells with fixed transistors configurable for the formation of logic devices and single and dual port memory devices within a structured ASIC is provided. Different configurations of ensuing integrated circuits are achieved by forming variable interconnect layers above the fixed structures. The circuit architecture can achieve interconnection of transistors within a single cell or across multiple cells. The interconnection can be configured to form basic logic gates as well as more complex digital and analog subsystems. In addition, each cell contains a layout of transistors that can be variably coupled to achieve a memory device, such as a SRAM device. By having the capability of forming a logic circuit element, a memory device, or both, the circuit architecture is both memory-centric and logic-centric, and more fully adaptable to modern-day SoCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Ramnath Venkatraman, Michael N. Dillon, David A. Gardner, Carl A. Monzel, III, Subramanian Ramesh, Robert C. Armstrong, Gary S. Delp, Scott A. Peterson