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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeh-Fu Tuan, San Jose, CA (US);
Peiqi He, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synopsys, Inc., Mt. View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395500 ;
Abstract
A method for power net analysis of integrated circuits is provided. A circuit simulator determines current values for integrated circuit devices at specified supply voltages. A power net simulator uses the current values to calculate characteristics of the power net. The characteristics include voltage drop, current density and ground bounce. A layout representation of the power net is shown on a computer display along with the user-specified characteristics.