Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Alan L. Herrmann

20Patents
14h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 17, 1991 → Apr 18, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6389558B1 Embedded logic analyzer for a programmable logic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Expired
US6704889B2 Enhanced embedded logic analyzer Physics 157 Expired
US6097211A Configuration memory integrated circuit Electricity 133 Expired
US5200920A Method for programming programmable elements in programmable devices Physics 119 Expired
US6182247A Embedded logic analyzer for a programmable logic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US6247147A Enhanced embedded logic analyzer Physics 117 Expired
US6408432B1 Apparatus and method for in-system programming of integrated circuits containing programmable elements Physics 104 Expired
US6026226A Local compilation in context within a design hierarchy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US6460148B2 Enhanced embedded logic analyzer Physics 96 Expired
US6134707A Apparatus and method for in-system programming of integrated circuits containing programmable elements Physics 83 Expired
US6259271A Configuration memory integrated circuit Electricity 81 Expired
US6614259B2 Configuration memory integrated circuit Electricity 61 Expired
US6286114A Enhanced embedded logic analyzer Physics 56 Expired
US6031391A Configuration memory integrated circuit Electricity 32 Expired
US8686753B1 Partial reconfiguration and in-system debugging Electricity 10 Active
US7036046B2 PLD debugging hub Physics 6 Expired
US9361421B2 Method and apparatus for placing and routing partial reconfiguration modules Physics 3 Active
US8671377B2 Method and apparatus for placement and routing of partial reconfiguration modules Physics 2 Active
US10242146B2 Method and apparatus for placing and routing partial reconfiguration modules Physics 1 Active
US9041431B1 Partial reconfiguration and in-system debugging Electricity 1 Active

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