Patents by Inventor Hsiao-Shu Chiao

Hsiao-Shu Chiao 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).

  • System and method for design-for-manufacturability data encryption
    Patent number: 8136168
    Abstract: An encryption and decryption interface for integrated circuit (IC) design with design-for-manufacturing (DFM). The interface includes a decryption module embedded in an IC design tool; an encrypted DFM data provided to an IC designer authorized for utilizing the encrypted DFM data; and a private key provided to the IC designer for decrypting the encrypted DFM data in the IC design tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Kan Cheng, Gwan Sin Chang, Jill Liu, Hsiao-Shu Chiao
  • System and Method for Design-for-Manufacturability Data Encryption
    Publication number: 20070266248
    Abstract: An encryption and decryption interface for integrated circuit (IC) design with design-for-manufacturing (DFM). The interface includes a decryption module embedded in an IC design tool; an encrypted DFM data provided to an IC designer authorized for utilizing the encrypted DFM data; and a private key provided to the IC designer for decrypting the encrypted DFM data in the IC design tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Kan Cheng, Gwan Sin Chang, Jill Liu, Hsiao-Shu Chiao