Method and apparatus for analyzing digital circuits
US5903577A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/3312
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in a data processing system for identifying hazards in a circuit. Signal paths are identified in the circuit. Each signal path within the plurality of signal paths begins at a source and ends at a target and each signal path within the signal paths is one that potentially propagates a hazard. Errors are then identified in signal paths in the circuit by analyzing the timing relationships and hazard characteristics of the signals within the signal paths.
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