Patents by Inventor Hanif Fatemi

Hanif Fatemi 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).

  • Method and apparatus for statistical path selection for at-speed testing
    Patent number: 7886247
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for statistical path selection for at-speed testing. One embodiment of a method for selecting a path of an integrated circuit chip for at-speed testing includes computing a process coverage metric for a plurality of paths in the integrated circuit chip and selecting at least one path that maximizes the process coverage metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hanif Fatemi, Chandramouli Visweswariah, Jinjun Xiong, Vladimir Zolotov
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATISTICAL PATH SELECTION FOR AT-SPEED TESTING
    Publication number: 20090271751
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for statistical path selection for at-speed testing. One embodiment of a method for selecting a path of an integrated circuit chip for at-speed testing includes computing a process coverage metric for a plurality of paths in the integrated circuit chip and selecting at least one path that maximizes the process coverage metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: HANIF FATEMI, Chandramouli Visweswariah, Jinjun Xiong, Vladimir Zolotov