Simulation system estimating self-heating characteristic of circuit and design method thereof
US10216876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of designing a semiconductor circuit using a circuit simulation tool executed by a computer includes calculating power consumptions of elements of the semiconductor circuit by use of the circuit simulation tool. A thermal netlist is created about the semiconductor circuit, based on the power consumptions and geometry information of each of the elements. A simulation of the semiconductor circuit is performed with the thermal netlist using the circuit simulation tool to detect a temperature of each of the elements. The thermal netlist includes thermal capacitance information of each of the elements.
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