Patents by Inventor Michael Werner Beattie

Michael Werner Beattie 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).

  • Patent number: 7134103
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are disclosed for determining a voltage drop across an entire integrated circuit package. A geometric description of the entire integrated circuit package is determined. The description is subdivided into non-uniform areas. A resistance of each one of the non-uniform areas is determined. A resistive netlist of the entire integrated circuit package is then determined by combining the resistance of each one of the non-uniform areas. The package is then simulated utilizing the netlist to determine the voltage drop across the entire integrated circuit package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Werner Beattie, Anirudh Devgan, Byron Lee Krauter, Hui Zheng
  • Publication number: 20040176939
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are disclosed for determining an inductance of an entire integrated circuit package taken as a whole. A model is generated of the entire integrated circuit package which has a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port of the model is coupled in parallel to an energy source and a resistor having a known resistance. The second port of the model is shorted. And, the third port of the model is opened. The package is simulated by exciting the first port utilizing the energy source and measuring a voltage at the first port in order to produce a waveform. A time constant is determined utilizing the waveform. The inductance of the entire integrated circuit package is then determined from the first port with respect to the second port using the known resistance and the time constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Werner Beattie, Anirudh Devgan, Byron Lee Krauter