Patents by Inventor Chris Adler

Chris Adler 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for selective comment assertion
    Patent number: 7493584
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently implementing a programmable chip using hardware description source files passed through multiple tools. A hardware description language source file is provided with mechanisms to allow tool-specific code to be handled by both a synthesis tool and by a simulation tool. Instructions are provided to direct a synthesis tool to read as code comments that a simulation tool is configured to disregard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Tim Allen, Aaron Ferrucci, Chris Adler
  • Methods and apparatus for selective comment assertion
    Patent number: 7036107
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently implementing a programmable chip using hardware description source files passed through multiple tools. A hardware description language source file is provided with mechanisms to allow tool-specific code to be handled by both a synthesis tool and by a simulation tool. Instructions are provided to direct a synthesis tool to read as code comments that a simulation tool is configured to disregard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Tim Allen, Aaron Ferrucci, Chris Adler