Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1998-1999
Title: Innovations by Satish Venugopal
Introduction
Satish Venugopal is a notable inventor based in Santa Clara, CA. He has made significant contributions to the field of semiconductor design and verification. With a total of 2 patents, his work focuses on enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of integrated circuit design processes.
Latest Patents
One of his latest patents is titled "Gate netlist to register transfer level conversion tool." This invention discloses a system that reverse-synthesizes a gate level netlist definition of an integrated circuit (IC) design to its corresponding register transfer level (RTL) definition. The typical process for implementing an integrated circuit begins with completing the RTL design, which is then used to generate the gate level netlist definition. However, the gate netlist level design is not easily ported to other integrated circuit design processes. This invention describes a method and apparatus to reverse-synthesize gate netlist level definitions into RTL definitions by parsing and analyzing the gate netlist level definition, generating an equivalent RTL definition, and verifying the correctness of the RTL definition.
Another significant patent is the "Hardware system verification environment tool." This invention includes a random verification environment for verifying a semiconductor device. It features a hardware engine programmed to include a random input generator that builds a set of test vectors. The system comprises a first memory that stores the test vectors and supplies them to the semiconductor device under the control of a state machine generated by the hardware device. The second memory receives output signals from the semiconductor device in response to the input test vectors. An expected output generator and an output comparator are also included to ensure the accuracy of the semiconductor device's outputs.
Career Highlights
Satish Venugopal has worked at LSI Logic Corporation, where he has been instrumental in developing innovative solutions for semiconductor design and verification. His expertise in this field has led to advancements that improve the reliability and performance of semiconductor devices.
Collaborations
Some of his notable coworkers include Daniel R Watkins and Gagan V Gupta, who have collaborated with him on various projects within the semiconductor industry.
Conclusion
Satish Venugopal's contributions to the field of semiconductor design and verification through his patents demonstrate his innovative spirit and technical expertise. His work continues to influence the industry and pave the way for future advancements.