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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
David Ian M. Milton, Brooklin, CA;
Alexander Grbic, San Jose, CA (US);
David Ian M. Milton, Brooklin, CA;
Alexander Grbic, San Jose, CA (US);
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a technique for performing signal activity extraction in an integrated circuit an integrated circuit is described. The integrated circuit includes multiple nodes. The technique includes compiling a design of the integrated circuit, estimating signal activities at the nodes, determining a node of interest from the nodes, and connecting a signal activity circuit to the node of interest. The determination of the node of interest and the connection of the signal activity circuit to the node of interest first compared to the remaining nodes of the integrated circuit improves efficiency in determining nodes of the integrated circuit at which signals can be analyzed first. Such signal activity extraction may involve power analysis and power optimization.