Performance visualization system
US7784008B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A visualization displays user designs and performance information at different levels of detail. Related register bits are combined into a metaregister and displayed as a graph node. The set of paths and associated combinatorial logic between two or more metaregisters are collapsed into a metapath and displayed as a graph connection. The set of paths associated with a metapath can be selectively revealed in response to user input. Metapaths can be annotated with performance information of its associated paths, such as timing, area, and power consumption information. The annotated performance information can represent performance information of one or more paths or aggregate attributes of the set of paths. Paths associated with control signals and finite state machines can be identified and displayed as separate graph connections.
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