System and method for assisting in the development and...

Data processing: structural design – modeling – simulation – and em – Simulating electronic device or electrical system – Circuit simulation

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C703S015000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000

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06904397

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for developing a reusable electronic circuit design module are presented in various embodiments. In one embodiment, the functional design elements comprising a design module are entered into a database along with documentation elements that describe the design elements. The functional design elements are linked with selected ones of the documentation elements in the database. A testbench is simulated with the design module, and the generated results are stored in a database and linked with the functional design elements. By linking the simulation results, documentation, and design elements, the characteristics of the design module are easily ascertained by a designer who is reusing the design module.

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