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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Ankush Oberai, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Shen, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ankush Oberai, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Shen, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Signal tracing across boards and chips can be used to greatly enhance failure analysis of the boards and chips. Concepts are disclosed for tracing one or more signal lines across a board, across a chip boundary, and across a chip. Signals may be traced through active circuitry on a chip along with paths through various logic cones. The result can be graphically and interactively presented.