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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Eric A. Foreman, Fairfax, VT (US);
Peter A. Habitz, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Mark R. Lasher, Colchester, VT (US);
William J. Livingstone, Underhill, VT (US);
Gregory M. Schaeffer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Eric A. Foreman, Fairfax, VT (US);
Peter A. Habitz, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Mark R. Lasher, Colchester, VT (US);
William J. Livingstone, Underhill, VT (US);
Gregory M. Schaeffer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of estimating an inductance delay includes determining a resistance-capacitance (RC) delay with resistances and capacitances of a network and estimating an inductance delay of the network by determining a propagation delay of an electromagnetic (EM) field across wires of the network. Additionally, the method includes determining if the RC delay is below a specified threshold and adding the estimated inductance delay to the RC delay to determine a total time to propagate voltage swings through the network if the RC delay is below the specified threshold.