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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Winbond Electronics Corporation, Taichung, TW;
Valery Teper, Petah-Tikwa, IL;
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Taichung, TW;
Abstract
There is provided a computerized mechanism for vulnerability evaluation in a layout having circuitry units as interceptors, comprising receiving a layout with interceptors incorporated therein at prearranged positions, virtually inducing faults in the layout by modeling a physical phenomenon that affects timings in the layout, detecting timing violations in the layout responsive to the induced faults based on discrepancies between the timings and provided specifications thereof determining vulnerability of the layout to faults according to detected faults, and wherein the method is performed on an at least one computerized apparatus configured to perform the method.