Estimation of average-case activity for digital state machines

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2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Tsai, Carol S. W. (Department: 2857)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Testing system

Of circuit

C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C713S300000, C713S322000, C703S011000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11150850

ABSTRACT:
A method for estimating the average-case activity in a digital circuit includes the steps of identifying a state machine in the digital circuit, and propagating activity values through the state machine to obtain activity information at an output of a flop in the state machine using a predetermined formula.

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