Flexible power query interfaces and infrastructures
US9201994B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing power analysis during the design and verification of a circuit. Certain exemplary embodiments include user interfaces and software infrastructures that provide a flexible and powerful environment for performing power analysis. For example, embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used to construct complex and targeted power queries that quickly provide a designer with power information during a circuit design process. The disclosed methods can be implemented by a software tool (e.g., a power analysis tool or other EDA tool) that computes and reports power characteristics in a circuit design (e.g., a system-on-a-chip design or other integrated design).
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