Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Ya-Chieh Lai

27Patents
11h-index
20Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 1997 → Apr 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8807948B2 System and method for automated real-time design checking Physics 81 Active
US7418693B1 System and method for analysis and transformation of layouts using situations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US6519725B1 Diagnosis of RAMS using functional patterns Physics 40 Expired
US7653892B1 System and method for implementing image-based design rules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7818707B1 Fast pattern matching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8079005B2 Method and system for performing pattern classification of patterns in integrated circuit designs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7707542B1 Creating a situation repository Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8429582B1 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for smart pattern capturing and layout fixing Physics 15 Active
US7831942B1 Design check database Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9519732B1 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for implementing pattern-based design enabled manufacturing of electronic circuit designs Physics 12 Active
US8832621B1 Topology design using squish patterns Physics 11 Active
US8327299B1 System and method for implementing image-based design rules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8086981B2 Method and system for design rule checking enhanced with pattern matching Physics 10 Active
US9053259B1 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for implementing pattern-based design enabled manufacturing of electronic circuit designs Physics 9 Active
US8381152B2 Method and system for model-based design and layout of an integrated circuit Physics 9 Active
US8516406B1 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for smart pattern capturing and layout fixing Physics 8 Active
US8365103B1 System and method for implementing image-based design rules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7752577B1 Constraint plus pattern Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8631373B1 Yield analysis with situations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8645887B2 Method and system for model-based design and layout of an integrated circuit Physics 6 Active
US8677301B2 Method and system for model-based design and layout of an integrated circuit Physics 6 Active
US8769474B1 Fast pattern matching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8543965B1 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for smart pattern capturing and layout fixing Physics 4 Active
US8091047B1 System and method for implementing image-based design rules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7661087B1 Yield analysis with situations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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