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US08099692B1 Power-driven timing analysis and placement for programmable logic
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用于可编程逻辑的功率驱动时序分析和放置
- Patent Title: Power-driven timing analysis and placement for programmable logic
- Patent Title (中): 用于可编程逻辑的功率驱动时序分析和放置
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Application No.: US12953764Application Date: 2010-11-24
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Publication No.: US08099692B1Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: Yaron Kretchmer , Paul Leventis , Vaughn Betz
- Applicant: Yaron Kretchmer , Paul Leventis , Vaughn Betz
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Ropes & Gray LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
An integrated circuit is divided into two or more different regions, each region being a different voltage domain. In each of the regions, a voltage drop and its impact on performance will be quantified. A place and route engine (or another tool of a computer-aided design flow) will then take these timing considerations into account while performing partitioning of the device. A user's logic design is implemented into the logic array blocks taking into a voltage drop seen at those logic array blocks. Faster paths of the logic design are placed into faster logic array blocks, such as those in a core region of the integrated circuit.
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