Invention Grant
US08732639B1 Method and apparatus for protecting, optimizing, and reporting synchronizers
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用于保护,优化和报告同步器的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for protecting, optimizing, and reporting synchronizers
- Patent Title (中): 用于保护,优化和报告同步器的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12384377Application Date: 2009-04-03
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Publication No.: US08732639B1Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Ryan Fung , Vaughn Betz , David Neto
- Applicant: Ryan Fung , Vaughn Betz , David Neto
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent L. Cho
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F17/50

Abstract:
A method for designing a system on a target device using an electronic design automation (EDA) tool including identifying synchronizer chains in a system design using timing relationships. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes conveniently reporting system reliability considering synchronization, and automatically protecting and optimizing synchronizer chains to improve system robustness.
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