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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Richard Bruce Dell, Allentown, PA (US);
Ross A. Kohler, Allentown, PA (US);
Richard J. Mcpartland, Nazareth, PA (US);
Wayne E. Werner, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Richard Bruce Dell, Allentown, PA (US);
Ross A. Kohler, Allentown, PA (US);
Richard J. McPartland, Nazareth, PA (US);
Wayne E. Werner, Coopersburg, PA (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for forming a first electronic circuit including a plurality of instances of a repeatable circuit element include the steps of: obtaining a total number of instances of the repeatable circuit element in a design of an IC including the first electronic circuit and at least a second electronic circuit; and configuring at least one functional parameter of the first electronic circuit as a function of the total number of instances of the repeatable circuit element in the IC to thereby satisfy a prescribed minimum composite manufacturing yield of the IC and/or at least one specification of the IC under prescribed operating conditions.