Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Philipp

Thomas M. Philipp 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: 10445445
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure support a simulation of a plurality of processor core models. The processor core models are executed in parallel within a sliding time window of a defined size. Each processor core model is executed in a different corresponding thread and advances a local core time within the sliding time window. The sliding time window advances by updating a start time of the sliding time window based on the local core time of each processor core model. One or more hardware models and a simulation kernel are executed in a separate thread having a simulation time and simulation events. The start time of the sliding time window is updated based further on an event time of a next event of the simulation events scheduled in the separate thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Dietmar Petras, Thomas M. Philipp, Stephan Tobies, Kristof A. Niederholtmeyer, Koen M. C. Velle
  • Patent number: 10331824
    Abstract: A system-level simulation includes generating netlist information including component library information, which describes instances of the hardware components, and component instance information, which describes component dynamic libraries that include models of hardware components. The simulation is generated at simulation run-time based on the netlist information. Component dynamic libraries corresponding to the component library information are loaded based on the component library information. A simulation dynamic library referenced by the component dynamic libraries is loaded. One or more interlibrary adapters corresponding to the component dynamic libraries are loaded to provide compatibility between the component dynamic libraries and an application binary interface of the simulation dynamic library. Instances of hardware components are instantiated based on the component instance information, and the instantiated instances of the hardware components are connected to form the simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier P. F. Dumont, Thomas M. Philipp
  • Publication number: 20170308629
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure support a simulation of a plurality of processor core models. The processor core models are executed in parallel within a sliding time window of a defined size. Each processor core model is executed in a different corresponding thread and advances a local core time within the sliding time window. The sliding time window advances by updating a start time of the sliding time window based on the local core time of each processor core model. One or more hardware models and a simulation kernel are executed in a separate thread having a simulation time and simulation events. The start time of the sliding time window is updated based further on an event time of a next event of the simulation events scheduled in the separate thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Dietmar Petras, Thomas M. Philipp, Stephan Tobies, Kristof A. Niederholtmeyer, Koen M. C. Velle
  • Publication number: 20170132345
    Abstract: A system-level simulation includes generating netlist information including component library information, which describes instances of the hardware components, and component instance information, which describes component dynamic libraries that include models of hardware components. The simulation is generated at simulation run-time based on the netlist information. Component dynamic libraries corresponding to the component library information are loaded based on the component library information. A simulation dynamic library referenced by the component dynamic libraries is loaded. One or more interlibrary adapters corresponding to the component dynamic libraries are loaded to provide compatibility between the component dynamic libraries and an application binary interface of the simulation dynamic library. Instances of hardware components are instantiated based on the component instance information, and the instantiated instances of the hardware components are connected to form the simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Olivier P.F. Dumont, Thomas M. Philipp
  • Patent number: 9582623
    Abstract: A system-level simulation includes generating netlist information including component library information, which describes instances of the hardware components, and component instance information, which describes component dynamic libraries that include models of hardware components. The simulation is generated at simulation run-time based on the netlist information. Component dynamic libraries corresponding to the component library information are loaded based on the component library information. A simulation dynamic library referenced by the component dynamic libraries is loaded. One or more interlibrary adapters corresponding to the component dynamic libraries are loaded to provide compatibility between the component dynamic libraries and an application binary interface of the simulation dynamic library. Instances of hardware components are instantiated based on the component instance information, and the instantiated instances of the hardware components are connected to form the simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier P. F. Dumont, Thomas M. Philipp
  • Publication number: 20150227674
    Abstract: A system-level simulation includes generating netlist information including component library information, which describes instances of the hardware components, and component instance information, which describes component dynamic libraries that include models of hardware components. The simulation is generated at simulation run-time based on the netlist information. Component dynamic libraries corresponding to the component library information are loaded based on the component library information. A simulation dynamic library referenced by the component dynamic libraries is loaded. One or more interlibrary adapters corresponding to the component dynamic libraries are loaded to provide compatibility between the component dynamic libraries and an application binary interface of the simulation dynamic library. Instances of hardware components are instantiated based on the component instance information, and the instantiated instances of the hardware components are connected to form the simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier P.F. Dumont, Thomas M. Philipp