Patents by Inventor Jackey Z. Yan

Jackey Z. Yan 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).

  • Graphical user interface for interactive macro-cell placement
    Patent number: 10706199
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure address systems, methods, and an improved graphical user interface (GUI) for providing interactive macro-cell placement for integrated circuit (IC) design. The method includes causing display of a GUI that includes a display of an IC floor plan comprising multiple macro-cells, The method further includes receiving a user selection of two or more macro-cells from the IC floor plan, and updating the GUI to display layout options for the two or more macro-cells in conjunction with the display of the IC floor plan. Each layout option specifies an arrangement of the two or more macro-cells. In response to a user selection of a layout option, the display of the IC floor plan is updated by modifying a placement of the two or more macro-cells in accordance with the selected layout option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackey Z. Yan, Cindy Zhang, Pinhong Chen