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Patent No.:

US 8056036 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011

Filed:

May. 21, 2008
Applicants:

Toshiyuki Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiharu Asaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Toshiyuki Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiharu Asaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of designing a semiconductor integrated circuit based on the TPI technique, comprising: (A) selecting a target node from a plurality of nodes included in a design circuit; (B) inserting a test point at the target node; (C) designating a delay time with respect to a test point path that is a path connected to the test point; and (D) laying out the design circuit such that a delay time of the test point path becomes the designated delay time. The (A) selecting includes: (A1) calculating delay times of fan-in paths and fan-out paths with respect to each of the plurality of nodes; and (A2) selecting the target node from the plurality of nodes based on the calculated delay times.


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Maeda, Toshiyuki. (2011). Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of designing thereof based on tpi (U.S. Patent No. 8056036). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8056036

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