Power estimation employing cycle-accurate functional descriptions
US7260809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for estimating the power consumption of an electronic circuit under design that employs a Cycle-Accurate Functional Description (CAFD) which advantageously provides the accuracy achieved by RTL power estimation with the speed and speed of higher-level approaches.
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