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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Applicants:
James Karp, Saratoga, CA (US);
Greg W. Starr, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohammed Fakhruddin, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Karp, Saratoga, CA (US);
Greg W. Starr, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohammed Fakhruddin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of evaluating a layout cell for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection can include identifying at least one feature of the layout cell for use in implementing an integrated circuit (IC) and comparing the at least one feature of the layout cell to an ESD requirement for the IC. The method can include indicating whether the feature of the layout cell complies with the ESD requirement.