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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Robert M. Houle, Williston, VT (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/003 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and structures for configuring an integrated circuit including repeated cells that are divided into banks having a respective power assist and a respective operational assist are provided. A method includes configuring the banks without power assist and operational assist. The method further includes selecting the power assist for a bank based on a determination that a weak cell remains in the bank after configuring the bank with the respective operational assist.