Patents by Inventor Sean P. Caffee

Sean P. Caffee 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).

  • Circuit design simulation
    Patent number: 8769448
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided for processing a circuit design having first and second sets of ports configured to couple to respective first and second sets of ports of a device on a hardware platform. In a data-acquisition mode, the circuit design is simulated using a user-selectable plug-in that couples the ports of the circuit design to an interface circuit. During the simulation, the interface circuit communicates data between respective ports of the circuit design and ports of the device. In a deployment mode, the circuit design is implemented in the hardware platform, in which the first and second sets of ports of the circuit design are respectively coupled to the first and second sets of ports of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Sundararajan, Nabeel Shirazi, Sean P. Caffee