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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Chen-ting Ko, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-hsien Chang, New Taipei, TW;
Yung-chow Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Some aspects of this disclosure provide for electronic design automation (EDA) techniques that check whether individual blocks, such as transistors or other semiconductor devices, are connected to their correct power domains during design. In this way, the disclosed EDA techniques can limit or prevent overstress conditions applied to blocks and help to improve reliability of integrated circuits, when manufactured.