Xilinx, Inc.

Kuok-Khian Lo

James Karp

Mohammed Fakhruddin

Richard P Burnley

Mark Brian Roberts

Min-Hsing Chen

A circuit for providing a ground path in an integrated circuit device is described. The circuit comprises a device region formed in a substrate; a substrate tap formed adjacent to the device region; and a conductive path coupled between the substrate tap and a ground metal layer by way of a plurality of metal layers and vias, wherein the conductive path is configured to meet a predetermined design requirement.

Circuits for and methods of providing a charge device model ground path using substrate taps in an integrated circuit device

An embodiment of the invention involves: providing a database that includes layout information representing a layout within an integrated circuit of an electrical circuit; identifying from the information in the database each conductive path of a selected type in the electrical circuit; extracting layout information from the database for each conductive path of the selected type; and calculating an electrical parameter for each conductive path of the selected type, as a function of the layout information obtained for that conductive path during the extracting. In addition, in a different configuration of the embodiment, a report can be generated containing information based on the electrical parameter calculated during the calculating for at least one of the conductive paths of the selected type.

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