Patents by Inventor Thomas Hanni Spencer

Thomas Hanni Spencer 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).

  • Patent number: 8359186
    Abstract: An RTL hardware description language simulation accelerator and circuit emulator which operates on data driven asynchronous completion handshaking principles. Deploying Muller C elements to control latches, the system does not depend on externally provided clocks or internal timing circuits with delay logic or clock generators. Each levelized domain of logic signals a successor level to begin execution of instructions with a level complete message produced when all its input operands have produced a completion message. Each predecessor stage holds back data production until the successor stage is ready. Each levelized data-driven asynchronous domain evaluation processor is self-timed receiving completion messages from its predecessors, and sending completion messages to its successors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventors: Subbu Ganesan, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Ian Michael Nixon, Leonid Alexander Broukhis, Thomas Hanni Spencer
  • Patent number: 7548842
    Abstract: A scalable system for verifying electronic circuit designs in anticipation of fabrication by compiling a hardware description to instructions for canvassing processors and instructions for circuit evaluation processors which are scalably interconnected to provide simulation and emulation, having deterministically scheduled transfer of circuit signal values among the large number of circuit evaluation processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Eve S.A.
    Inventors: Subbu Ganesan, Leonid Alexander Broukhis, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Ian Michael Nixon, Thomas Hanni Spencer
  • Patent number: 7509602
    Abstract: A logic simulation acceleration processor optimized for multi-value logic level simulation of electronic systems described in hardware description languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Eve S.A.
    Inventors: Subbu Ganesan, Leonid Alexander Broukhis, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Ian Michael Nixon, Thomas Hanni Spencer