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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Rodney M. Phelps, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hongzhou Liu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amith Singhee, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rodney M. Phelps, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hongzhou Liu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amith Singhee, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for evaluating design costs of an integrated circuit are disclosed. The method includes choosing a design point for evaluation, dividing circuit specifications of the design point into at least two groups comprising a first group of specifications and a second group of specifications, computing a first set of design costs for the first group of specifications, estimating a second set of design costs for the second group of specifications using a predetermined set of reference costs, and determining a design cost of the design point using the first set of design costs and the second set of design costs.