Thermal analysis based circuit design
US8881088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for circuit design to reduce power usage, such as reducing temperature dependent power usage, and/or to improve timing, such as reducing temperature dependent delay or transition time. At least one embodiment of the method implemented on a data processing system for circuit design, the method comprises determining for a first design of a circuit a first temperature solution and a first power dissipation solution, the first power dissipation solution and the first temperature solution being interdependent, and transforming the first design of the circuit into a second design of the circuit using the first temperature solution to reduce leakage power of the circuit under one or more design constraints.
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