Patents by Inventor W. R. LIEN

W. R. LIEN 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).

  • Integrated circuit design system
    Patent number: 9665676
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) design system includes a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the processor. The non-transitory computer readable medium is configured to store a configuration file containing a custom IC design parameter, to store a process design kit (PDK) containing a default IC design parameter, and to store instructions for execution by the processor. The instructions for execution by the process include instructions for extracting the custom IC design parameter from the configuration file. The instructions for execution by the process further include instructions for overwriting the default IC design parameter in the PDK with the custom IC design parameter. The instructions for execution by the process further include instructions for creating an IC design file using a module in the PDK using the custom IC design parameter in place of the default IC design parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Shun Yang, Steven Shen, W. R. Lien, Wan-Ru Lin, Chau-Wen Wei
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160224697
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) design system includes a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the processor. The non-transitory computer readable medium is configured to store a configuration file containing a custom IC design parameter, to store a process design kit (PDK) containing a default IC design parameter, and to store instructions for execution by the processor. The instructions for execution by the process include instructions for extracting the custom IC design parameter from the configuration file. The instructions for execution by the process further include instructions for overwriting the default IC design parameter in the PDK with the custom IC design parameter. The instructions for execution by the process further include instructions for creating an IC design file using a module in the PDK using the custom IC design parameter in place of the default IC design parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ching-Shun YANG, Steven SHEN, W. R. LIEN, Wan-Ru LIN, Chau-Wen WEI
  • Integrated circuit design method
    Patent number: 9330219
    Abstract: An integrated circuit design method includes extracting a custom IC design parameter from a configuration file using a design customization module (DCM) and creating an IC design file with a module in a processor design kit (PDK) using the custom IC design parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Shun Yang, Steven Shen, W. R. Lien, Wan-Ru Lin, Chau-Wen Wei
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN METHOD
    Publication number: 20150278419
    Abstract: An integrated circuit design method includes extracting a custom IC design parameter from a configuration file using a design customization module (DCM) and creating an IC design file with a module in a processor design kit (PDK) using the custom IC design parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ching-Shun YANG, Steven SHEN, W. R. LIEN, Wan-Ru LIN, Chau-Wen WEI