Method and system for creating a useful skew for an electronic circuit
US7810061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/327
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining a useful skew for a circuit design includes computing a slack value for each sequential cell in the circuit design, identifying modifiable sequential cells in the circuit design, and computing a target delay for each modifiable sequential cell. One or more sequential cells are discarded based on the slack values. A target slack value for each remaining sequential cell is determined. The remaining cells are sorted based on the target slack values to determine a minimum target slack value, and a delay for each cell is determined based on the minimum target slack value.
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