Patents by Inventor Michael Minter

Michael Minter 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: 20070044056
    Abstract: A design tool includes a first module, a second module, a third module and a fourth module. The first module may be configured to select a platform for implementing an integrated circuit design in response to input from a user. The second module may be configured to select a macro block to be placed on the platform in response to input from the user. A description of the macro block may be configured to indicate whether the macro block has connectivity placement data. The third module may be configured to determine whether the macro block has the connectivity placement data based on the description of the macro block. The fourth module may be configured to automatically place the macro block on the platform based on the connectivity placement data, when the description of the macro block indicates the connectivity placement data is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Minter, Donald Amundson, Donald Gabrielson
  • Publication number: 20060156142
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating automatic test pin assignment for a programmable platform device comprising: a process for collecting information related to the programmable platform device, a process for automatically initializing a test pin assignment for the programmable platform device, a process configured to receive user specifications for IOs and a process for performing dynamic test pin reassignment in response to the user specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Gabrielson, Todd Youngman, John Nordman, Michael Minter