Inventor · Salt Point, NY, US

Patrick M. Williams

17Patents
8h-index
40Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 24, 1998 → Sep 10, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7093208B2 Method for tuning a digital design for synthesized random logic circuit macros in a continuous design space with optional insertion of multiple threshold voltage devices Physics 220 Expired
US7010763B2 Method of optimizing and analyzing selected portions of a digital integrated circuit Physics 23 Expired
US6629298B1 Automated programmable process and method for the improvement of electrical digital signal transition rates in a VLSI design Physics 16 Expired
US6022231A Pre-bussed rigid conduit electrical distribution system Electricity 13 Expired
US7627836B2 OPC trimming for performance Physics 11 Expired
US7971171B2 Method and system for electromigration analysis on signal wiring Physics 11 Active
US7325210B2 Hybrid linear wire model approach to tuning transistor widths of circuits with RC interconnect Physics 10 Expired
US7003747B2 Method of achieving timing closure in digital integrated circuits by optimizing individual macros Physics 8 Expired
US10360338B2 Method for improving capacitance extraction performance by approximating the effect of distant shapes Physics 4 Active
US7743355B2 Method of achieving timing closure in digital integrated circuits by optimizing individual macros Physics 3 Active
US8239804B2 Method for calculating capacitance gradients in VLSI layouts using a shape processing engine Physics 3 Active
US6176719A Bolted electrical connecting device for multiple electrical conductors Electricity 1 Expired
US10248753B2 Pessimism reduction in hierarchical blockage aggressors using estimated resistor and capacitor values Physics 1 Active
US10254784B1 Using required arrival time constraints for coupled noise analysis and noise aware timing analysis of out-of-context (OOC) hierarchical entities Electricity 1 Active
US10565336B2 Pessimism reduction in cross-talk noise determination used in integrated circuit design Physics 1 Active
US10552570B2 Pessimism reduction in hierarchical blockage aggressors using estimated resistor and capacitor values Physics 0 Active
US10169514B2 Approximation of resistor-capacitor circuit extraction for thread-safe design changes Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.