Patents by Inventor Paul Soh

Paul Soh 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating and managing waiver descriptions for design verification
    Patent number: 9032346
    Abstract: Methods are provided to facilitate automated creation and management of design rule checking or DRC waiver descriptions. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of first checksums corresponding to respective first geometric element violations waived in association with a block of an integrated circuit design, the first checksums being based on a first version of at least one design verification rule and/or of the block, receiving a second checksum corresponding to a second geometric element violation associated with the block, the second checksum being based on a second version of the design verification rule and/or of the block, determining whether the second checksum corresponds to at least one of the first checksums, and, if the second checksum does not correspond to at least one first checksum, generating a waiver request for the second geometric element error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Filippi, Paul Soh, Hui May Tan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND MANAGING WAIVER DESCRIPTIONS FOR DESIGN VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20120297352
    Abstract: Methods are provided to facilitate automated creation and management of design rule checking or DRC waiver descriptions. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of first checksums corresponding to respective first geometric element violations waived in association with a block of an integrated circuit design, the first checksums being based on a first version of at least one design verification rule and/or of the block, receiving a second checksum corresponding to a second geometric element violation associated with the block, the second checksum being based on a second version of the design verification rule and/or of the block, determining whether the second checksum corresponds to at least one of the first checksums, and, if the second checksum does not correspond to at least one first checksum, generating a waiver request for the second geometric element error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Filippi, Paul Soh, Hui May Tan