Patents by Inventor Joann Loos

Joann Loos 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).

  • Electronic design automation apparatus and method utilizing a physical information database
    Patent number: 5487018
    Abstract: A physical information database is utilized as an interface between a datapath cell library and a number of electronic design automation tools, such as a datapath synthesis tool, a chip estimator, an HDL generation tool, and a datapath compilation tool. The physical information database includes global parameters applicable to every cell in the datapath cell library and local parameters defining attributes that are associated with individual cells in the datapath cell library. The physical information database includes a standard format allowing uniform access by the electronic design automation tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joann Loos, Chao-Yuan Wang, Mossaddeg Mahmood