Patents by Inventor John Damian Corbett

John Damian Corbett 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).

  • Patent number: 7949974
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of verifying isolation between a plurality of modules of a circuit design to be implemented within an integrated circuit can include identifying a first module and at least a second module of the circuit design for the integrated circuit. One or more circuit attributes indicative of isolation between the first module and the second module can be identified and compared with at least one isolation criterion. An indication of whether the first module is isolated from the second module can be output according to results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason J. Moore, Ian L. McEwen, Reto Stamm, John Damian Corbett, Eric M. Shiflet
  • Patent number: 7797651
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of verifying electrical isolation of portions of a circuit design for a programmable integrated circuit (IC) can include translating a circuit design into a circuit design bitstream specifying a plurality of regions, wherein the regions are to be isolated from one another. Routing resources of the programmable IC that are not used by the circuit design can be identified. A fence bitstream can be generated that specifies the unused routing resources. The circuit design bitstream can be compared with the fence bitstream. An indication of whether the plurality of regions of the programmable IC are isolated can be output according to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil G. Jacobson, John Damian Corbett