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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Devendra Vidhani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tyler Thorp, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for verifying decoupling capacitance using a maximum flow determination is provided. The technique involves generating a network representing decoupling capacitors and driver elements on an integrated circuit, selectively establishing connections between decoupling capacitors and driver elements, and determining a maximum flow of the network. Using the maximum flow of the network, a designer may then verify whether particular driver elements are receiving sufficient decoupling capacitance and whether particular decoupling capacitors are being used efficiently, and subsequently redesign an integrated circuit as deemed necessary.