Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Stickney, Jr.

Kenneth J. Stickney, Jr. 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).

  • Generation of input/output models
    Patent number: 8196075
    Abstract: A process is provided for creating an input/output (I/O) model. A set of logical I/O pins of an unplaced and unrouted circuit design is determined. Pin placement is determined for one or more of the logical I/O pins on device pins of a target device. An I/O pin profile for each of the logical I/O pins is determined. A plurality of I/O pin models available on the target device are input and an I/O pin model is selected from the plurality of I/O pin models for each of the logical I/O pins according to the respective I/O pin profiles. An I/O model is generated including each selected I/O pin model within the I/O model. The generated I/O model is stored in a processor readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Garrault, Jennifer D. Baldwin, Richard J. LeBlanc, Premduth Vidyanandan, Kenneth J. Stickney, Jr., Carrie L. Kisiday
  • Clock template for configuring a programmable gate array
    Patent number: 6732347
    Abstract: A clock template includes digital programming information for programming clock frames of a programmable gate array (PGA). The digital programming information represents a number of different clock configurations that correspond to various designs in the PGA. In one embodiment, the digital programming information includes a bit stream for partially reconfiguring the PGA. In another embodiment, the digital programming information is embedded in digital programming information of at least one of the designs. Methods of configuring a PGA with different designs having different clocking configurations by utilizing the clock template are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas J. Camilleri, Edward S. McGettigan, Kenneth J. Stickney, Jr., Jeffrey V. Lindholm, Kevin L. Bixler, Raymond Kong