Dual path static timing analysis

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2011-06-21

2011-06-21

Whitmore, Stacy A (Department: 2825)

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Integrated circuit design processing

Logic design processing

Reexamination Certificate

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07966592

ABSTRACT:
A method to analyze timing in a circuit, generally including (A) simulating reception of an input signal and a clock signal at a first flip-flop, wherein (i) the input signal has a latest transition, (ii) the input signal arrives through a first path and (iii) the clock signal has an active edge, (B) calculating a value of a time difference between the latest transition and the active edge, (C) calculating a delay between the active edge and the latest transition appearing in an output signal, wherein (i) the delay is based on a model responding to the value, (ii) the model characterizes a clock-to-output delay as a function of the time difference and (iii) the characterization covering a range of values, (D) calculating an arrival time of the latest transition at a second flip-flop through a second signal path and (E) storing the arrival time in a recording medium.

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