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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Applicants:
David M. Newmark, Austin, TX (US);
Mahesh S. Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
David M. Newmark, Austin, TX (US);
Mahesh S. Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining cell-based timing elements based on a transistor-level circuit design. The method may include accessing information indicative of a transistor-level circuit design determining at least one component of at least one cell based on the information indicative of the transistor-level circuit design, and determining at least one time delay associated with the transistor-level circuit design based on said at least one component of at least one cell.