Patents by Inventor Thomas Burdick

Thomas Burdick 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).

  • Interactive cross-section parameterized cell for wire in circuit design
    Patent number: 11803687
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for a cross-section parameterized cell, which can enable a user to visualize and interactively define or modify one or more wire instances and related elements/structure of a circuit design from an elevation view (or a side view).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Herth, Thomas Burdick
  • Functional reactive PCells
    Patent number: 10460069
    Abstract: Electronic design automation systems and methods for functional reactive parameterized cells (FR-PCells) are described. In one embodiment, a PCell includes a reactive parameter that is based on context information regarding other cells or elements of an overall circuit design. Processing of the FR-PCell may then depend on processing of other PCells or other elements of a circuit design. Similarly, an FR-PCell may provide context information to other FR-PCells. In some embodiments, processing of an FR-PCell to generate an instance of the FR-PCell is managed by a reaction engine that monitors updates to context information or other PCells to automatically adjust instances of the FR-PCells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Burdick, Peter Herth, Göran Jerke, Christel Bürzele, Daniel Marolt, Vinko Marolt