High level IC design with power specification and power source hierarchy
US7954078B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to produce an information structure in computer readable memory that specifies power source hierarchy information for an RTL circuit design that includes multiple function instances encoded in computer readable memory, comprising: providing associations within the memory between respective function instances of the RTL design and respective power domains so as to define respective primary power domains relative to the RTL design; specifying in the memory respective secondary power domains; and providing associations within the memory that are indicative of respective power source relationships between respective primary power domains and corresponding respective secondary power domains.
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