Patents by Inventor Elisabeth Johanna Eichhorn

Elisabeth Johanna Eichhorn 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).

  • LAYOUT MODIFICATION ENGINE FOR MODIFYING A CIRCUIT LAYOUT COMPRISING FIXED AND FREE LAYOUT ENTITIES
    Publication number: 20100205573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a layout modification engine (18) for modifying a circuit layout (1) comprising layout entities including a fixed layout entity and free layout entities. The layout entities are a representation of at least part of an integrated circuit, each layout entity comprises at least one layout element. The fixed layout entity is restrained to a predefined position. The layout modification engine comprises the conflict-solver for resolving conflicts between the fixed layout entity and the free layout entities. The conflict-solver comprises a layout analyzer (14) and a conflict-solving-module (16). The conflict-solving module generates a set of fixed layout elements for resolving the detected conflict. Because the layout modification engine converts the fixed layout entity into the set of fixed layout elements, the layout modification engine will encounter less conflict situations while modifying the circuit layout which reduces the processing time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SAGANTIEC ISRAEL LTD.
    Inventors: Natalino Giorgio Busa, Elisabeth Johanna Eichhorn, Jozefus Godefridus Gerardus Pancratius Van Gisbergen, Jeroen Pieter Frank Willekens