Patents by Inventor Doris Bittruf

Doris Bittruf 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).

  • Hierarchy-aware integrated circuit layout design
    Patent number: 12400057
    Abstract: In an approach, a processor identifies a current cell depicted in an integrated circuit layout tool, the current cell of a hierarchical layout comprises a plurality of cells. A processor generates an overlay, the overlay comprising an abstraction of at least one object present in a higher level of the hierarchical layout that overlaps with the current cell. A processor projects the overlay onto the current cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomer Abraham Cohen, Muhammad Suleiman, Doris Bittruf, Noam Jungmann
  • HIERARCHY-AWARE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DESIGN
    Publication number: 20230297751
    Abstract: In an approach, a processor identifies a current cell depicted in an integrated circuit layout tool, the current cell of a hierarchical layout comprises a plurality of cells. A processor generates an overlay, the overlay comprising an abstraction of at least one object present in a higher level of the hierarchical layout that overlaps with the current cell. A processor projects the overlay onto the current cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomer Abraham Cohen, Muhammad Suleiman, Doris Bittruf, Noam Jungmann