Patents by Inventor John Pantone

John Pantone 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).

  • Publication number: 20070033555
    Abstract: Techniques are presented for reliability analysis of integrated circuits. A circuit data file including a connectivity network with appended parasitic information is obtained. Circuit performance is simulated, based on the data file, to obtain simulated currents for metallic conductive paths of the circuit. Contextual representations of the paths are determined, and reliability analysis is performed on the contextual representations. The analysis can relate, for example, to electromigration, joule-heating, and/or fusing. The results of the analysis can be provided, for example, in the form of a report including recommended changes, such as width increases, to wires for which it is determined that reliability issues exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kausar Banoo, Seung Kang, Shahriar Moinian, Blane Musser, John Pantone