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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Eric A. Foreman, Fairfax, VT (US);

Stephen G. Shuma, Underhill, VT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 1/324 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/324 (2013.01); G06F 17/5031 (2013.01); G06F 17/5045 (2013.01); G06F 2217/10 (2013.01); G06F 2217/78 (2013.01); G06F 2217/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an approach for determining voltage and frequency pairs, the computer identifies an integrated circuit design. The computer identifies a timing model associated with the identified integrated circuit design. The computer identifies at least a nominal voltage, a nominal clock signal, and a voltage range associated with the integrated circuit design. The computer receives a number n that defines the number of at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer analyzes the identified integrated circuit based on the received number n for each number n for at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer calculates a nominal slack. The computer calculates one or more clock periods based on the calculated nominal slack. The computer provides a report based on the calculated one or more clock periods.


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