Method and program for designing integrated circuit
US9665678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of designing an integrated circuit includes a processor receiving input data initially-defining the integrated circuit using a plurality of first standard cells designed to optimize a performance or yield characteristic. The processor substitutes at least one second standard cell designed to optimize a different performance or yield characteristic from that for which the first standard cells were optimized for a corresponding one of the first standard cells. The processor generates output data defining the integrated circuit including the second standard cell. The substituted second standard cell has the same function as the corresponding first standard cell for which it was substituted.
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