Optimization of circuits having repeatable circuit instances
US8516408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/00014
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for forming a first electronic circuit including a plurality of instances of a repeatable circuit element include the steps of: obtaining a total number of instances of the repeatable circuit element in a design of an IC including the first electronic circuit and at least a second electronic circuit; and configuring at least one functional parameter of the first electronic circuit as a function of the total number of instances of the repeatable circuit element in the IC to thereby satisfy a prescribed minimum composite manufacturing yield of the IC and/or at least one specification of the IC under prescribed operating conditions.
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