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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2008
Applicants:
William Kao, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaopeng Dong, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Kao, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaopeng Dong, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A methodology is provided to perform noise analysis in the implementation stage of the design of an integrated circuit, and based upon analysis results, a floorplan may be adjusted or guard rings may be inserted to reduce the impact of digital switching noise upon noise sensitive circuits.