Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-11
2005-10-11
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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06954921
ABSTRACT:
A method is described that involves recognizing that a variable within a monomial or posynomial expression for a characteristic of an analog or mixed signal system has a dependency on a lower level expression. Then, retrieving from a database the lower level expression and substituting it into the expression in place of the variable so as to describe the system at a greater level of detail than the variable did.
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Colleran David M.
del Mar Hershenson Maria
Hassibi Arash
Barcelona Design, Inc.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Garbowski Leigh M.
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