Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Majority dominant power scheme for repeated structures and structures thereof
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Application No.: US13414976Application Date: 2012-03-08
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Publication No.: US08525546B1Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Igor Arsovski , Robert M. Houle
- Applicant: Igor Arsovski , Robert M. Houle
- 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 David Cain
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; H03K19/00 ; H01L25/00
Abstract:
Methods and structures for configuring an integrated circuit including repeated cells that are divided into banks having a respective power assist and a respective operational assist are provided. A method includes configuring the banks without power assist and operational assist. The method further includes selecting the power assist for a bank based on a determination that a weak cell remains in the bank after configuring the bank with the respective operational assist.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130234754A1 MAJORITY DOMINANT POWER SCHEME FOR REPEATED STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURES THEREOF Public/Granted day:2013-09-12
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