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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Micah S. Galland, Enosburg Falls, VT (US);
Peter A. Habitz, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Steven E. Washburn, Poughquag, NY (US);
Inventors:
Micah S. Galland, Enosburg Falls, VT (US);
Peter A. Habitz, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Steven E. Washburn, Poughquag, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 945 ; G06F 1750 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparratus for for identifying circuits within an integrated circuit design that are likely to latchup. The present invention accomplishes the identification by searching for suspect circuits and then modifying these circuits to represent a device known by an EDA tool (e.g. FET device). The EDA tool can then be used to determine the likelihood of latchup occuring based upon the modified device.