Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable accuracy parameter modeling in statistical timing
- Patent Title (中): 统计时序的可变精度参数建模
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Application No.: US14739279Application Date: 2015-06-15
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Publication No.: US09483604B1Publication Date: 2016-11-01
- Inventor: Eric A. Foreman , Jeffrey G. Hemmett , Kerim Kalafala , Gregory M. Schaeffer , Stephen G. Shuma , Alexander J. Suess , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Michael H. Wood
- 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
- Agency: Gibb & Riley, LLC
- Agent Steven J. Meyers, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F17/50

Abstract:
Systems and methods compute a mean timing value of an integrated circuit design for variables using a first timing calculation of relatively higher accuracy; and calculate a first timing value of the integrated circuit design for the variables, using a second timing calculation having a relatively lower accuracy. Such systems and methods calculate second timing values of the integrated circuit design for additional sets of variables using the second timing calculation; and calculate finite differences of each of the second timing values to the first timing value. Thus, these systems and methods calculate a statistical sensitivity of the first timing value to the additional sets of variables based on the finite differences. Further, such systems and methods calculate a statistical sensitivity of the mean timing value to the additional sets of values based on the statistical sensitivity of the first timing value to the additional sets of values.
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