Patents by Inventor Chien-Yi Ku

Chien-Yi Ku 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: 7353479
    Abstract: A method for placing probing pad and a computer readable recording medium for storing a program thereof are provided. The method is suitable for placing the probing pads in an integrated circuit (IC). Wherein, appropriate grid spacing is determined and a plurality of grids with fixed grid spacing is generated. The location of each preformed grid on the net connecting to the interesting pin is defined as first candidate probing points. Then, based on the metal layer where the first candidate probing points are located and the corresponding locations between the first candidate probing points and the interesting pin, one candidate probing point among all of the first candidate probing points on each net where the probing pad can be placed on is selected as the probing point. Finally, a probing pad is placed on each of the selected probing points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Faraday Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Ku, Szu-Sheng Kang
  • Publication number: 20060190891
    Abstract: A method for placing probing pad and a computer readable recording medium for storing a program thereof are provided. The method is suitable for placing the probing pads in an integrated circuit (IC). Wherein, appropriate grid spacing is determined and a plurality of grids with fixed grid spacing is generated. The location of each preformed grid on the net connecting to the interesting pin is defined as first candidate probing points. Then, based on the metal layer where the first candidate probing points are located and the corresponding locations between the first candidate probing points and the interesting pin, one candidate probing point among all of the first candidate probing points on each net where the probing pad can be placed on is selected as the probing point. Finally, a probing pad is placed on each of the selected probing points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Ku, Szu-Sheng Kang
  • Patent number: 7096441
    Abstract: A method is capable of generating a command file of a group of design rule check (DRC) rules or layout versus schematic (LVS) rules and layout parasitic extraction (LPE) rules that can be used by a layout verification tool to verify the layout and the parasitic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The method comprises choosing whether to generate a command file of DRC rules or a command file of LVS/LPE rules, selecting a process from a group of processes, setting a set of parameters, and extracting program codes from a plurality of modules according to the selected process and the set of parameters so as to generate a command file of DRC rules or LVS/LPE rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Faraday Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Lo, Szu-Sheng Kang, Chien-Yi Ku, Chien-Tsung Chen
  • Publication number: 20050257183
    Abstract: A method is capable of generating a command file of a group of design rule check (DRC) rules or layout versus schematic (LVS) rules and layout parasitic extraction (LPE) rules that can be used by a layout verification tool to verify the layout and the parasitic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The method comprises choosing whether to generate a command file of DRC rules or a command file of LVS/LPE rules, selecting a process from a group of processes, setting a set of parameters, and extracting program codes from a plurality of modules according to the selected process and the set of parameters so as to generate a command file of DRC rules or LVS/LPE rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Lo, Szu-Sheng Kang, Chien-Yi Ku, Chien-Tsung Chen