Method and system for extending delay and slew metrics to ramp inputs
US6868533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining a circuit response (such as delay or slew) from a ramp input of an RC circuit calculates two circuit response parameters using a given circuit response metric based on a step input for the RC circuit, and extends the circuit response metric to a ramp input of the RC circuit by combining the first and second circuit response parameters to yield an estimated ramp response. The novel technique is based on the use of probability distribution functions and cumulative distribution functions to characterize the impulse response of the RC circuit, and the calculating steps derive the first and second circuit response parameters from such statistical distribution functions. In particular, the calculating steps may use a standard deviation or a mean of a probability distribution function corresponding to the circuit response parameter. In one application, the invention is used to estimate delay response for the ramp input of the RC circuit. In another application, the invention is used to estimate output slew for the ramp input of the RC circuit. The invention may be used to extend any valid delay or slew metric.
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