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Apparatus and method for handling of multi-level circuit design data

US6993733B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2002
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/33
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for implementation of look-ahead design methodology. Efficient debugging of a design is accomplished by evaluating the high level register transfer level (RTL) representation of a device being designed by quickly simulating the downstream implementation of that device to expose potential implementation problems that would otherwise be found much later in the design or manufacturing cycle.

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