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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2005
Applicants:

Anthony Correale, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);

Lewis W. Dewey, Iii, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Jason D. Hibbeler, Williston, VT (US);

Inventors:

Anthony Correale, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);

Lewis W. Dewey, III, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Jason D. Hibbeler, Williston, VT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods, systems and program products are disclosed that prioritize each target via for via redundancy based on at least one of the following: subnet timing information, a distance of a target via along a path from a driving source and a target via net/subnet characteristic, and attempt to add a redundant via to each target via based on the prioritization. The invention improves overall yield and reduces timing sensitivity to AC-related defects.


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