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Method for computing power savings and determining the preferred clock gating circuit of an integrated circuit design

US7941679B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2007
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2119/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for computing the power savings in an integrated circuit (IC) design is disclosed. The method computes the difference in power savings between techniques used for clock gating. Based on the computation results, the method outputs a script to control the implementation tool so as to provide for the best implementation clock gating technique in terms of power and area savings.

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