Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Estimating power supply of a 3D IC
- Patent Title (中): 估计3D IC的电源
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Application No.: US14071898Application Date: 2013-11-05
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Publication No.: US08930875B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: Wen Yin
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Matthew C. Zehrer; Steven J. Meyers
- Priority: CN201210506993 20121130
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
Embodiments of present invention include a method and apparatus of estimating power supply of a 3D IC. The method particularly includes obtaining current information and layout information of circuit modules contained in a specific region of the 3D IC, gridding the specific region so as to form at least one three-dimensional grid having a plurality of side edges along chip stacking direction of the 3D IC, determining current of at least one of the plurality of side edges based on the current information and layout information of the circuit modules, and estimating power supply of the 3D IC based on the current of the at least one side edge. With the method and apparatus embodiments of the invention, power supply of a 3D IC may be effectively estimated and analyzed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140157222A1 ESTIMATING POWER SUPPLY OF A 3D IC Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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