Patents by Inventor Reginald Wilcox, Jr.

Reginald Wilcox, Jr. 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 for improving wiring related yield and capacitance properties of integrated circuits by maze-routing
    Patent number: 6305004
    Abstract: A method for automatically wiring (i.e., routing) an integrated circuit chip after completing the placement of cells on the chip is described. The method employs a maze routing such that the spacing between the routed wires is increased, while at the same time maintaining control over the total wiring length. The maze routing herein described is modified to improve chip yield, reduce wiring capacitance, limit power consumption and coupled signal noise, all of which are achieved by increasing wire-to-wire spacings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gustavo Tellez, Gary Doyle, Philip Honsinger, Steven Lovejoy, Charles Meiley, Gorden Starkey, Reginald Wilcox, Jr.