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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Lap Wai Chow, South Pasadena, CA (US);
James P. Baukus, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Bryan J. Wang, South Lake Tahoe, CA (US);
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Lap Wai Chow, South Pasadena, CA (US);
James P. Baukus, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Bryan J. Wang, South Lake Tahoe, CA (US);
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
SypherMedia International, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of identifying at least one gap between the plurality of interconnected functional logic cells having no functional logic therein, placing one filler cell or combination of filler cells into the identified gap and defining a routing of the placed filler cells.