Invention Grant
US08868395B2 Fast simulation method for integrated circuits with power management circuitry
有权
具有电源管理电路的集成电路的快速仿真方法
- Patent Title: Fast simulation method for integrated circuits with power management circuitry
- Patent Title (中): 具有电源管理电路的集成电路的快速仿真方法
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Application No.: US12259166Application Date: 2008-10-27
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Publication No.: US08868395B2Publication Date: 2014-10-21
- Inventor: He Dong , Michael Z. Chui , Andrey Y. Tarasevich
- Applicant: He Dong , Michael Z. Chui , Andrey Y. Tarasevich
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP
- Agent Jeanette S. Harms
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50 ; G06G7/54 ; G06F9/455

Abstract:
In a fast simulation technique, the output node of a power supply module of the integrated circuit can be designated as an ideal power node. At this point, the power supply module can be designated a fan-in block and any blocks connected to the power node can be designated fan-out blocks. Then, DC initialization and transient simulation for each time step can be performed for the circuit. During the transient simulation, any inter-relationship of the fan-out blocks can be determined and a sensitivity model can be calculated for each fan-out block. Because the power node is designated as an ideal power node, the results of the sensitivity model for each fan-out block can be added asynchronously to a total loadings of the power node. The total loadings can be loaded into a matrix, which is computed for the fan-in block, and a simulation waveform point can be output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100106476A1 Fast Simulation Method For Integrated Circuits With Power Management Circuitry Public/Granted day:2010-04-29
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