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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Louis Chaochiuan Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hsing-chien Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ssu-chia Chang, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for performing statistical static timing analysis on an integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed, which comprises identifying a plurality of turned-on devices in the IC during a predetermined operation of the IC, choosing only the libraries of the plurality of turned-on devices, and calculating a time delay of the IC using only the chosen libraries, wherein the number of libraries used for the time delay calculation is reduced.