Safe operating area checking method and apparatus
US10041993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The use of a netlist or other database containing topological information of an electrical circuit comprising a multiplicity of components which are to undergo safe operating area (SOA) checking, permits a relationship between recorded SOA errors to be established. Knowing how such errors may be interdependent can assist designers in deciding which errors should be rectified first. The relationship between the recorded errors relating to two connected components may be modified by a confidence factor based on elapsed time between the occurrence of the two recorded errors.
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