Decoupling capacitance analysis method

US7346877B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Christopher J. Berry · Hudson, US
• Howard H. Smith · Beacon, US
• Richard Paul Underwood · Allentown, US
• Alan P. Wagstaff · Wappingers Falls, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Aug 19, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F30/367
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

This method for decoupling capacitance analysis improves upon existing techniques to attempt to give a more accurate representation of the power supply fluctuations on a chip while keeping runtime comparable. This method employs the following techniques;