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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Rajit Chandra, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Rajit Chandra, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gradient Design Automation Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for optimizing cooling system performance using full-chip thermal analysis of semiconductor chip designs is provided. One embodiment of a novel method for optimizing the cooling of an electronic system incorporating at least one semiconductor chip includes receiving full-chip temperature data for the semiconductor chip(s) and configuring the cooling system for dissipating heat from the electronic system in accordance with the full-chip temperature data.