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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Gary F. Chard, Richardson, TX (US);
Osman Koyuncu, Plano, TX (US);
T-pinn R. Koh, Allen, TX (US);
Steve Dondershine, Murphy, TX (US);
Gary F. Chard, Richardson, TX (US);
Osman Koyuncu, Plano, TX (US);
T-Pinn R. Koh, Allen, TX (US);
Steve Dondershine, Murphy, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer program () encoded in a computer-programmable medium, and for causing a computer to perform circuit design. The code causes the computer to perform a set of steps. The steps comprise describing a first set of circuitry and describing a second set of circuitry. The steps also comprise describing a digital signal for passing from the first set of circuitry to the second set of circuitry and detecting () transitions of the digital signal with respect to a timing constraint () of at least a portion of the second set of circuitry. Lastly, the steps comprise, responsive to detecting metastability with respect to timing of a transition of the digital signal relative to the timing constraint of at least a portion of the second set of circuitry, forcing () the digital signal to a random value and passing the random value to the second set of circuitry.