Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Parameter ordering for multi-corner static timing analysis
- Patent Title (中): 多角静态时序分析的参数排序
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Application No.: US11679831Application Date: 2007-02-27
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Publication No.: US07797657B2Publication Date: 2010-09-14
- Inventor: Nathan C. Buck , John P. Dubuque , Eric A. Foreman , Peter A. Habitz , Kerim Kalafala , Peihua Qi , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang
- Applicant: Nathan C. Buck , John P. Dubuque , Eric A. Foreman , Peter A. Habitz , Kerim Kalafala , Peihua Qi , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
A method and system for decreasing processing time in multi-corner static timing analysis. In one embodiment, parameters are ordered in a parameter order by decreasing magnitude of impact on variability of timing. In one example, a decreasing parameter order is utilized to order slack cutoff values that are assigned across a parameter process space. In another example, a decreasing parameter order is utilized to perform a multi-corner timing analysis on one or more dependent parameters in an independent fashion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080209374A1 Parameter Ordering For Multi-Corner Static Timing Analysis Public/Granted day:2008-08-28
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