Thomas M Philipp

Title: Thomas M. Philipp: Patents in System-Level Simulation

Introduction

Thomas M. Philipp is an inventor based in Meerbusch, Germany, with 5 patents. His listed inventions focus on simulation technologies for modeling hardware systems and processor cores. He works at Synopsys, Inc.

Latest Patents

One of Philipp’s latest patents, “Sliding Time Window Control Mechanism for Parallel Execution of Multiple Processor Core Models in a Virtual Platform Simulation,” describes running multiple processor core models in parallel. Each model advances its own local time within a sliding time window, while the window’s start time is adjusted according to the models’ progress and upcoming simulation events.

Another patent, “Dynamically Loaded System-Level Simulation,” describes generating a system-level simulation at run time. The approach loads component libraries and compatibility adapters, instantiates hardware component models, and connects them to form a simulation.

Career Highlights

Philipp’s listed patent work addresses methods for coordinating parallel processor models and assembling simulations dynamically. These inventions concern the software infrastructure used to model hardware systems.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Dietmar Petras and Olivier P. F. Dumont. His work at Synopsys, Inc., places these contributions within a company active in electronic design automation and semiconductor design software.

Conclusion

Thomas M. Philipp’s patents highlight innovations in parallel processor simulation and dynamically assembled system-level modeling.