Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power network analyzer for an integrated circuit design
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Application No.: US11930020Application Date: 2007-10-30
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Publication No.: US07793241B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Philip Hui-Yuh Tai , Yi-Min Jiang , Sung-Hoon Kwon
- Applicant: Philip Hui-Yuh Tai , Yi-Min Jiang , Sung-Hoon Kwon
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: SYNOPSYS, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SYNOPSYS, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP
- Agent Omkar Suryadevara
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
A design of an integrated circuit device, in which locations of power wires and memory/logic circuitry are known, is analyzed by at least: identifying intersections of power wires with one another, for power wires that are electrically connected to one another through vias; segmenting power wires, at their intersections; preparing estimates of conductance of vias and wire segments in the form of conductance matrix G; and preparing estimates of current I at each intersection based on power consumed by surrounding circuitry, and current vector “I” and conductance matrix “G” are used to solve for voltage drop ΔV, in a matrix equation GΔV=I, and the voltage drop is displayed, to allow a human to make changes in the design. Pins of unconnected hard macros are temporarily connected to their closest wires, and current therethrough is included in the estimates.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080052649A1 Power Network Analyzer For An Integrated Circuit Design Public/Granted day:2008-02-28
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