Patents by Inventor Vijay Akkaraju

Vijay Akkaraju 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: 10176283
    Abstract: Techniques for equivalence checking of analog models are disclosed. The models include transistor level representations. The representations are used for simulation and verification of the circuit and are required to give similar output results in response to a given input stimulus. A common input stimulus is created for a first representation and a second representation of a semiconductor circuit. Output waveforms are generated for the first representation and the second representation using the common input stimulus. The first output waveforms and the second output waveforms are checked for equivalence. Signals from the first output waveforms are mapped to the second output waveforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SYNOPSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Vijay Akkaraju, Chun Chan, Che-Hua Shih, Chia-Chih Yen
  • Publication number: 20180129767
    Abstract: A method includes operating a digital simulator to mimic loading effects of digital circuit blocks of a circuit design on analog circuit blocks of the circuit design. The digital simulator sets a current signal timing and a current level value at an analog/digital boundary between the digital circuit aspects and the analog circuit aspects. The analog simulator is operated to apply the current signal timing and the current level value to simulate the analog circuit blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Vijay Akkaraju, David Francis Cronauer
  • Publication number: 20170083651
    Abstract: Techniques for equivalence checking of analog models are disclosed. The models include transistor level representations. The representations are used for simulation and verification of the circuit and are required to give similar output results in response to a given input stimulus. A common input stimulus is created for a first representation and a second representation of a semiconductor circuit. Output waveforms are generated for the first representation and the second representation using the common input stimulus. The first output waveforms and the second output waveforms are checked for equivalence. Signals from the first output waveforms are mapped to the second output waveforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Vijay Akkaraju, Chun Chan, Che-Hua Shih, Chia-Chih Yen