Magma Design Automation, Inc.

Karen E Vahtra

Timothy Michael Burks

Hamid Savoj

Robert Swanson

Lukas Van Ginneken

Michael A Riepe

What is disclosed is a method for budgeting timing in a hierarchically decomposed integrated circuit design, which includes: 1) optimizing at least one path through block pins, the optimization resulting in assigned gains for all the cells along said at least one path; 2) performing timing analysis on the at least one path, the timing analysis using the assigned gains in order to generate arrival times for signals at said block pins; and 3) deriving a tinting budget by examining said generated arrival times at said block pins.

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Karen E Vahtra