Patents by Inventor Dan Weed

Dan Weed 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).

  • Chip management system
    Patent number: 7024636
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically guiding a user through a design flow for an integrated circuit are disclosed. The method and system include displaying a design flow user interface on a user's computer, where the user interface includes symbols corresponding to design flow process steps. The design flow process steps are defined with a set of rules, and user input for each step is analyzed for compliance with the rules. The user is allowed to proceed to a next step in the flow once it is determined that the previous steps have been completed successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Dan Weed
  • Rapid chip management system
    Publication number: 20040098689
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically guiding a user through a design flow for an integrated circuit are disclosed. The method and system include displaying a design flow user interface on a user's computer, where the user interface includes symbols corresponding to design flow process steps. The design flow process steps are defined with a set of rules, and user input for each step is analyzed for compliance with the rules. The user is allowed to proceed to a next step in the flow once it is determined that the previous steps have been completed successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Dan Weed