Patents by Inventor Sourav Modi

Sourav 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).

  • Filler insertion in circuit layout
    Patent number: 9542521
    Abstract: A method for filler insertions in a circuit layout having a cell row of standard cells and gaps between the standard cells is disclosed. First, a set of filler classes, each filler class having a set of filler cells, is classified that are configured to fill the gaps depending on a design requirement. Then, a filler insertion pattern based on a required ratio is identified such that horizontal and vertical density of the set of filler classes in the circuit layout are as per the required ratio and the cell row of the circuit layout has at least one filler cell from each of the set of filler classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ananth Somayaji, Sourav Modi, Sani Dewal, Saravanan Ambikapathy
  • FILLER INSERTION IN CIRCUIT LAYOUT
    Publication number: 20160092624
    Abstract: A method for filler insertions in a circuit layout having a cell row of standard cells and gaps between the standard cells is disclosed. First, a set of filler classes, each filler class having a set of filler cells, is classified that are configured to fill the gaps depending on a design requirement. Then, a filler insertion pattern based on a required ratio is identified such that horizontal and vertical density of the set of filler classes in the circuit layout are as per the required ratio and the cell row of the circuit layout has at least one filler cell from each of the set of filler classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Ananth Somayaji, Sourav Modi, Sani Dewal, Saravanan Ambikapathy