Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Versatile method and tool for simulation of aged transistors
- Patent Title (中): 用于老化晶体管仿真的多功能方法和工具
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Application No.: US12762861Application Date: 2010-04-19
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Publication No.: US08397199B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Apurva H. Soni , Antonietta Oliva , Edgardo F. Klass , Matthew J. T. Page , James E. Burnette, II
- Applicant: Apurva H. Soni , Antonietta Oliva , Edgardo F. Klass , Matthew J. T. Page , James E. Burnette, II
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Lawrence J. Merkel
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
In an embodiment, an aging analysis tool may be configured to identify transistors that are expected to experience aging effects according to worst case stress vectors and/or designer identified worst case conditions. The aging analysis tool may modify a representation of the circuit (e.g. a netlist), replacing the identified transistors with aged transistors (e.g. by modifying parameters of the transistors in the netlist). The aging analysis tool may process the modified netlist over a range of conditions at which the circuit is expected to operate, to ensure that the design meets specifications after aging. The process may be repeated until the aged design meets specifications (with circuit modifications made by the designer to improve the design).
Public/Granted literature
- US20110257954A1 Versatile Method and Tool for Simulation of Aged Transistors Public/Granted day:2011-10-20
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