Patents by Inventor Kerry Hamel

Kerry Hamel 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).

  • Integrated circuit implementing standard cells with metal layer segments extending out of cell boundary
    Patent number: 9977854
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of fabricating an integrated circuit structure includes selecting a first cell from a standard cell library, the first cell having a cell boundary and comprising a metal segment at a first metal track at a metal layer, the metal segment extending along a direction and terminating a specified distance beyond a first edge of the cell boundary. The method further includes placing the first cell at a first location of a physical layout for the integrated circuit structure. The method also includes selecting a second cell from the standard cell library and placing the second cell at a second location of the physical layout such that a second edge of a cell boundary of the second cell abuts the first edge of the cell boundary of the first cell, and wherein the metal segment extends into a metal track at the metal layer of the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: ATI Technologies ULC, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Omid Rowhani, Ioan Cordos, Kerry Hamel, Donald Clay
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTING STANDARD CELLS WITH METAL LAYER SEGMENTS EXTENDING OUT OF CELL BOUNDARY
    Publication number: 20180018419
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of fabricating an integrated circuit structure includes selecting a first cell from a standard cell library, the first cell having a cell boundary and comprising a metal segment at a first metal track at a metal layer, the metal segment extending along a direction and terminating a specified distance beyond a first edge of the cell boundary. The method further includes placing the first cell at a first location of a physical layout for the integrated circuit structure. The method also includes selecting a second cell from the standard cell library and placing the second cell at a second location of the physical layout such that a second edge of a cell boundary of the second cell abuts the first edge of the cell boundary of the first cell, and wherein the metal segment extends into a metal track at the metal layer of the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Omid Rowhani, Ioan Cordos, Kerry Hamel, Donald Clay