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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Rodney Phelps, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ronald A. Rohrer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Anthony J. Gadient, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rob A. Rutenbar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
L. Richard Carley, Sewickley, PA (US);
Rodney Phelps, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ronald A. Rohrer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Anthony J. Gadient, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rob A. Rutenbar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
L. Richard Carley, Sewickley, PA (US);
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In a method of automatically sizing and biasing a circuit, a database is provided including a plurality of records related to cells that can be utilized to form an integrated circuit. A cell parameter of a cell for a circuit is selected and compared to cell parameters residing in the records stored in the database. One record in the database is selected based upon this comparison and a performance characteristic of the circuit is determined from this record.