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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Rajesh R. Berigei, San Jose, CA (US);
Elroy Lucero, San Jose, CA (US);
Sury Maturi, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcel A. Ter Beek, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh R. Berigei, San Jose, CA (US);
Elroy Lucero, San Jose, CA (US);
Sury Maturi, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcel A. ter Beek, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated method for checking electrostatic discharge (ESD) guidelines ensures that a sufficient number of ESD protection cells have been provided in the neighborhood of each pad in an integrated circuit design to ensure adequate current sinking and voltage clamping during the occurrence of an ESD event.