Patents by Inventor Matt Boucher

Matt Boucher 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 diagnosing method, system, and program product
    Patent number: 7503021
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and program product for diagnosing an integrated circuit. In particular, the invention captures one or more images for each relevant circuit layer of the integrated circuit. Based on the image(s), a component netlist is generated. Further, a logic netlist is generated by applying hierarchical composition rules to the component netlist. The component netlist and/or logic netlist can be compared to a reference netlist to diagnose the integrated circuit. The invention can further generate a schematic based on the component netlist or logic netlist in which components are arranged according to port, power, and/or component pin connection information determined from the netlist. Further, the schematic can be displayed in a manner that wiring connections are selectively displayed to assist a user in intelligently arranging the circuit components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matt Boucher, John M. Cohn, Richard Dauphin, Mark Masters, Judith H. McCullen, Sarah C. Braasch, Michael H. Sitko
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIAGNOSING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20050278667
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and program product for diagnosing an integrated circuit. In particular, the invention captures one or more images for each relevant circuit layer of the integrated circuit. Based on the image(s), a component netlist is generated. Further, a logic netlist is generated by applying hierarchical composition rules to the component netlist. The component netlist and/or logic netlist can be compared to a reference netlist to diagnose the integrated circuit. The invention can further generate a schematic based on the component netlist or logic netlist in which components are arranged according to port, power, and/or component pin connection information determined from the netlist. Further, the schematic can be displayed in a manner that wiring connections are selectively displayed to assist a user in intelligently arranging the circuit components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matt Boucher, John Cohn, Richard Dauphin, Mark Masters, Judith McCullen, Sarah Braasch, Michael Sitko