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Automated decoupling capacitor insertion

US6487702B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2001
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2119/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for automatically selecting decoupling capacitors for an electronic device. The system determines a localized drive strength for each component in the electronic device. Based on a summation of drive strengths for components in a given area of the electronic device, the system determines whether a decoupling capacitor is necessary to provide local power bus stability.

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