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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
William A. Binder, Morrisville, NC (US);
Ross B. Leavens, Cary, NC (US);
Sherwin C. Murphy, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
William A. Binder, Morrisville, NC (US);
Ross B. Leavens, Cary, NC (US);
Sherwin C. Murphy, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a method is disclosed for converging on an acceptable integrated circuit design for an integrated circuit. The method can include selecting a path, determining if the path has a timing deficiency, segmenting the path into path segments and allocating the timing deficiency across the segments according to attributes of the path segments. Segments can have attributes such as a design freeze when the design is mature or 'optimum.' Allocating can include allocating the timing deficiency across path segments according to attributes such as the proportion of the length of a segmented path to the overall path length. Allocating can include allocating the timing deficiency to path segments based on attributes provided as user input.