Patents by Inventor Timothy Vanderhoek

Timothy Vanderhoek 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).

  • Apparatus and Methods for Optimizing the Performance of Programmable Logic Devices
    Publication number: 20120089958
    Abstract: A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: David Lewis, Vaughn Betz, Paul Leventis, Christopher Lane, Andy Lee, Jeffrey Watt, Timothy Vanderhoek
  • Apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance of programmable logic devices using multiple supply voltage
    Patent number: 8103975
    Abstract: A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: David Lewis, Vaughn Betz, Paul Leventis, Christopher Lane, Andy Lee, Jeffrey Watt, Timothy Vanderhoek
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080263490
    Abstract: A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: David Lewis, Vaughn Betz, Paul Leventis, Christopher Lane, Andy Lee, Jeffrey Watt, Timothy Vanderhoek
  • Apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance of programmable logic devices
    Patent number: 7400167
    Abstract: A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: David Lewis, Vaughn Betz, Paul Leventis, Christopher Lane, Andy Lee, Jeffrey Watt, Timothy Vanderhoek
  • Apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance of programmable logic devices
    Publication number: 20070040577
    Abstract: A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: David Lewis, Vaughn Betz, Paul Leventis, Christopher Lane, Andy Lee, Jeffrey Watt, Timothy Vanderhoek