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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Globalfoundries, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5036 (2013.01); G06F 2217/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for computing IR drop, i.e., voltage drop, in a semiconductor device. The method includes generating a modeling element corresponding to the plurality of transistors. At least one of the transistors in the modeling element is replaced with a current source. The method also includes performing an IR drop analysis of the modeling element utilizing a software program to calculate the IR drop in the semiconductor device.