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2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Garbowski, Leigh M. (Department: 2825)

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design

C716S030000

Reexamination Certificate

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10760502

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designs having high performance and reduced leakage current. Standard voltage threshold (SVT) circuits in a SVT circuit library are identified. For each SVT circuit, each SVT PFET is replaced with a low voltage threshold (LVT) PFET to provide a hybrid alternate voltage threshold (AVT) circuit. Then the AVT circuits are saved in an alternate voltage threshold circuit library. The AVT circuit library provides enhanced performance as compared to the SVT circuit library without the high leakage current resulting from a LVT circuit library.

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