Patents by Inventor Venkat Podduturi

Venkat Podduturi 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).

  • Aggregation of storage elements into stations and placement of same into an integrated circuit or design
    Patent number: 6775813
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and apparatus for placing flops in a complex circuit design. Initially, the method calculates a physical range for every net that requires a flop, within which the flop can be placed satisfying the timing requirement. After the physical range is defined, the method groups these flops and determines a block where these grouped flops can be placed. Grouping these flops into one block (flop station) can preserve a compact layout for the design. The flops are then connected to appropriate nets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Chopra, Yu-Yen Mo, Shyam Sundar, Peter F. Lai, Kong-Fai Woo, Venkat Podduturi, Vishal Chopra
  • Aggregation of storage elements into stations and placement of same into an integrated circuit or design
    Publication number: 20040049756
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and apparatus for placing flops in a complex circuit design. Initially, the method calculates a physical range for every net that requires a flop, within which the flop can be placed satisfying the timing requirement. After the physical range is defined, the method groups these flops and determines a block where these grouped flops can be placed. Grouping these flops into one block (flop station) can preserve a compact layout for the design. The flops are then connected to appropriate nets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Chopra, Yu-Yen Mo, Shyam Sundar, Peter F. Lai, Kong-Fai Woo, Venkat Podduturi, Vishal Chopra