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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Sterling R. Whitaker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lowell H. Miles, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sterling R. Whitaker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lowell H. Miles, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Science & Technology Corporation at UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, an ASIC cell library for use in creation of custom integrated circuits is disclosed. The ASIC cell library includes some first cells and some second cells. Each of the second cells includes two or more kernel cells. The ASIC cell library is at least 5% comprised of second cells. In various embodiments, the ASIC cell library could be 10% or more, 20% or more, 30% or more, 40% or more, 50% or more, 60% or more, 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more comprised of second cells.