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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2008
Richard C. Maixner, West Linn, OR (US);
Mario Larouche, Portland, OR (US);
Chun Kit NG, Portland, OR (US);
Kenneth S. Mcelvain, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard C. Maixner, West Linn, OR (US);
Mario Larouche, Portland, OR (US);
Chun Kit Ng, Portland, OR (US);
Kenneth S. McElvain, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Various techniques involving snapshots of the contents of registers are described and claimed. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving descriptions of design circuitry including design registers to receive register input signals. The method also includes generating additional descriptions through at least one computer program including descriptions of additional registers (snapshot registers) to receive snapshots of the register input signals, wherein the additional registers provide register initial condition signals for use in a simulation of at least a portion of the design circuitry. Other embodiments are described.