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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Mark A. Alexander, San Francisco, CA (US);
Austin Tavares, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark A. Alexander, San Francisco, CA (US);
Austin Tavares, San Jose, CA (US);
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Approaches for analyzing a power grid of an integrated circuit are described. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting at least one portion of the integrated circuit to be analyzed. A power grid model corresponding to the integrated circuit is retrieved from a database, and a first simulation of the programmable integrated circuit is performed. The first simulation generates a respective waveform of an electrical characteristic over time for each connection of a component within the selected portion to voltage supply or voltage ground. A simulation is performed of the power grid model using the respective waveforms as input stimulus for each connection in the selected portion.