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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
Applicants:
Sarma Vrudhula, Chandler, AZ (US);
Niranjan Kulkarni, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Sarma Vrudhula, Chandler, AZ (US);
Niranjan Kulkarni, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/505 (2013.01); G06F 17/5022 (2013.01); G06F 17/5068 (2013.01); G06F 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of mapping threshold gate cells into a Boolean network is disclosed. In one embodiment, cuts are enumerated within the Boolean network. Next, a subset of the cuts within the Boolean network that are threshold is identified. To minimize power, cuts in the subset of the cuts are selected.