Patents by Inventor Nilesh A. Modi

Nilesh A. Modi 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: 8122400
    Abstract: A computer executed method is disclosed which accepts an original circuit with an original logic, accepts a modified circuit, and synthesizes a difference circuit. The difference circuit represents changes that implement the modified circuit's logic for the original circuit. The synthesis may locate an output-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes in between the output-side boundary and the primary output elements of the original circuit. The disclosed synthesis may also locate an input-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes in between the input-side boundary and the primary input elements of the original circuit. A computer program products are also disclosed. The computer program product contains a computer useable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy T. Hopkins, John M. Isakson, Joachim Keinert, Smita Krishnaswamy, Nilesh A. Modi, Ruchir Puri, Haoxing Ren, David L. Rude
  • Publication number: 20110004857
    Abstract: A computer executed method is disclosed which accepts an original circuit with an original logic, accepts a modified circuit, and synthesizes a difference circuit. The difference circuit represents changes that implement the modified circuit's logic for the original circuit. The synthesis may locate an output-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes inbetween the output-side boundary and the primary output elements of the original circuit. The disclosed synthesis may also locate an input-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes inbetween the input-side boundary and the primary input elements of the original circuit. A computer program products are also disclosed. The computer program product contains a computer useable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy T. Hopkins, John M. Isakson, Joachim Keinert, Smita Krishnaswamy, Nilesh A. Modi, Ruchir Puri, Haoxing Ren, David L. Rude