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US08504971B2 Method and device for selectively adding timing margin in an integrated circuit
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用于在集成电路中选择性地添加定时裕度的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and device for selectively adding timing margin in an integrated circuit
- Patent Title (中): 用于在集成电路中选择性地添加定时裕度的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13355099Application Date: 2012-01-20
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Publication No.: US08504971B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: David E. Lackey , Chandramouili Visweswariah , Paul S. Zuchowski
- Applicant: David E. Lackey , Chandramouili Visweswariah , Paul S. Zuchowski
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.
- Agent Richard Kotulak
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50 ; G06F9/455

Abstract:
A method, system, and integrated circuit including selectively added timing margin. The method, for integrating statistical timing and automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) to selectively add timing margin in an integrated circuit, includes identifying, while a chip is in design, paths that are unable to be robustly tested “at speed” during manufacturing test, running statistical timing to calculate a margin to be applied to the paths, updating design specifications for margin to be applied to the paths, and optimizing chip logic based on updated design specifications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120124538A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY ADDING TIMING MARGIN IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2012-05-17
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