Patents by Inventor Charles E. Berman

Charles E. Berman 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).

  • Automatic behavioral model generation through physical component characterization and measurement
    Patent number: 6102960
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating a behavioral model for a device having a plurality of driver pins and receiver pins. The method and system includes connecting the plurality of driver and receiver pins to a test apparatus including an input stimulation means, a voltage measurement means, and a current measurement means, stimulating a first set of the plurality of receiver pins using the input stimulation means, performing voltage measurements at selected ones of the plurality of driver pins using the voltage measurement means, stimulating a second set of the plurality of receiver pins using the input stimulation means, performing current measurements at selected ones of the plurality of driver pins using the current measurement means, and creating the behavioral model using the voltage measurements and the current measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Berman, Jon N. Powell