Method and mechanism for implementing electronic designs having power information specifications background
US8516422B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for implementing a single file format for power-related information for an IC comprising: providing a circuit design in at least one design file in a non-transitory computer readable storage device; providing power-related design information in a file in the computer readable storage device that is separate from the at least one design file and that specifies multiple power domains within the circuit design, each power domain including one or more design object instances from within the circuit design and that specifies multiple power modes each power mode corresponding to a different combination of on/off states of the multiple specified power domains and that specifies isolation behavior relative to respective power domains; and using a computer to add power control circuitry to the circuit design that implements the power domains and power modes and isolation behavior specified in the power specification information.
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