Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Garbowski, Leigh M. (Department: 2825)
Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor
Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
C716S030000, C703S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07036107
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently implementing a programmable chip using hardware description source files passed through multiple tools. A hardware description language source file is provided with mechanisms to allow tool-specific code to be handled by both a synthesis tool and by a simulation tool. Instructions are provided to direct a synthesis tool to read as code comments that a simulation tool is configured to disregard.
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Adler Chris
Allen Tim
Ferrucci Aaron
Pritchard Jeffrey Orion
Altera Corporation
Beyer Weaver & Thomas LLP.
Garbowski Leigh M.
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