Patents by Inventor Vincent Dang

Vincent Dang 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).

  • Detecting short circuits within an integrated circuit design
    Patent number: 7240312
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for obtaining a physical layout for an integrated circuit (IC) design of a substrate having at least one of an n-well and a deep n-well; and extracting a layout netlist for the IC design from the physical layout by identifying the substrate as a single region. In such manner, short circuits isolated by the n-well or the deep n-well can be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Dang, Harry A. Levanti
  • Detecting short circuits within an integrated circuit design
    Publication number: 20060230368
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for obtaining a physical layout for an integrated circuit (IC) design of a substrate having at least one of an n-well and a deep n-well; and extracting a layout netlist for the IC design from the physical layout by identifying the substrate as a single region. In such manner, short circuits isolated by the n-well or the deep n-well can be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Vincent Dang, Harry Levanti