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61. 发明授权

US07010763B2 Method of optimizing and analyzing selected portions of a digital integrated circuit 有权
标题翻译：优化和分析数字集成电路的选定部分的方法
公开(公告)号：US07010763B2
公开(公告)日：2006-03-07
申请号：US10436213
申请日：2003-05-12
申请人： David J. Hathaway , Lawrence Kenneth Lange , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
发明人： David J. Hathaway , Lawrence Kenneth Lange , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/505
摘要： Disclosed is a method for achieving timing closure in the design of a digital integrated circuit or system by selecting portions of the circuit or system to be optimized and portions of the circuit or system in which the effects of such optimization are to be analyzed during the optimization process. Optimized portions will include gates whose design parameters are to be changed, a first analyzed portion includes gates whose delays and edge slews are to be recomputed, and a second analyzed portion includes gates whose ATs and RATs are to be recomputed during optimization. Constraints are imposed at selected boundaries between these portions to prevent unwanted propagation of timing information and to ensure the validity of timing values used during optimization. Through this selection, the size of the problem posed to the underlying optimization method will be reduced, allowing larger circuits or systems to be optimized and allowing optimization to be performed more quickly.
摘要翻译：公开了一种在数字集成电路或系统的设计中实现定时闭合的方法，通过选择要优化的电路或系统的部分以及在优化期间分析这种优化的影响的电路或系统的部分处理。优化部分将包括其设计参数将被改变的门，第一分析部分包括要重新计算其延迟和边缘电压的门，并且第二分析部分包括在优化期间重新计算其AT和RAT的门。在这些部分之间的选定边界施加约束，以防止定时信息的不期望的传播，并确保优化期间使用的定时值的有效性。通过这种选择，将降低对基础优化方法造成的问题的大小，从而允许更大的电路或系统被优化，并允许更快地执行优化。

62. 发明授权

US07743355B2 Method of achieving timing closure in digital integrated circuits by optimizing individual macros 失效
标题翻译：通过优化单个宏来实现数字集成电路中的时序闭合的方法
公开(公告)号：US07743355B2
公开(公告)日：2010-06-22
申请号：US11942034
申请日：2007-11-19
申请人： Jun Zhou , David J. Hathaway , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
发明人： Jun Zhou , David J. Hathaway , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5031 , G06F17/505 , G06F2217/84
摘要： Disclosed is a method for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in achieving closure of large, complex, high-performance digital integrated circuits. Circuit macros are re-optimized and re-tuned in the timing closure loop by means of a reformulated objective function that allows the optimizer to improve the slack of all signals rather than just the most critical one(s). The incentive to improve the timing of a sub-critical signal is a diminishing function of the criticality of the signal. Thus all signals are improved during the optimization, with the highest incentive to improve on the most critical signals, leading to faster and more effective overall timing closure.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于提高大型，复杂，高性能数字集成电路闭合的效率和有效性的方法。电路宏通过重新配置的目标函数在时序闭合循环中重新优化和重新调整，允许优化器改善所有信号的松弛，而不仅仅是最关键的。改善次临界信号时序的动机是信号临界性的递减函数。因此，在优化期间，所有信号都得到改进，最高激励措施可以改善最关键的信号，从而实现更快更有效的整体时序收敛。

63. 发明授权

US07117466B2 System and method for correlated process pessimism removal for static timing analysis 失效
标题翻译：静态时序分析相关过程悲观消除的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07117466B2
公开(公告)日：2006-10-03
申请号：US10665273
申请日：2003-09-18
申请人： Kerim Kalafala , Peihua Qi , David J. Hathaway , Alexander J. Suess , Chandramouli Visweswariah
发明人： Kerim Kalafala , Peihua Qi , David J. Hathaway , Alexander J. Suess , Chandramouli Visweswariah
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5031
摘要： A method of removing pessimism in static timing analysis is described. Delays are expressed as a function of discrete parameter settings allowing for both local and global variation to be taken in to account. Based on a specified target slack, each failing timing test is examined to determine a consistent set of parameter settings which produces the worst possible slack. The analysis is performed on a path basis. By considering only parameters which are in common to a particular data/clock path-pair, the number of process combinations that need to be explored is reduced when compared to analyzing all combinations of the global parameter settings. Further, if parameters are separable and linear, worst-case variable assignments for a particular clock/data path pair can be computed in linear time by independently assigning each parameter value. In addition, if available, the incremental delay change with respect to each physically realizable process variable may be used to project the worst-case variable assignment on a per-path basis without the need for performing explicit corner enumeration.
摘要翻译：描述了静态时序分析中消除悲观情绪的方法。延迟表示为离散参数设置的函数，允许将本地和全局变量都用于账户。根据指定的目标松弛，检查每个失败的定时测试，以确定一组一致的参数设置，从而产生最差的松弛。分析以路径为基础进行。通过仅考虑与特定数据/时钟路径对共同的参数，与分析全局参数设置的所有组合相比，需要探索的进程组合的数量减少。此外，如果参数是可分离的和线性的，则通过独立地分配每个参数值，可以在线性时间内计算特定时钟/数据路径对的最差情况变量分配。另外，如果可用，可以使用相对于每个物理上可实现的过程变量的增量延迟变化来在每个路径基础上投射最坏情况的变量赋值，而不需要执行明确的角点枚举。

64. 发明授权

US07093208B2 Method for tuning a digital design for synthesized random logic circuit macros in a continuous design space with optional insertion of multiple threshold voltage devices 失效
标题翻译：用于在连续设计空间中调整合成随机逻辑电路宏的数字设计的方法，并可选择插入多个阈值电压器件
公开(公告)号：US07093208B2
公开(公告)日：2006-08-15
申请号：US10842589
申请日：2004-05-10
申请人： Patrick M. Williams , Ee K. Cho , David J. Hathaway , Mei-Ting Hsu , Lawrence K. Lange , Gregory A. Northrop , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Cindy ShuiKing Washburn , Jun Zhou
发明人： Patrick M. Williams , Ee K. Cho , David J. Hathaway , Mei-Ting Hsu , Lawrence K. Lange , Gregory A. Northrop , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Cindy ShuiKing Washburn , Jun Zhou
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/505
摘要： A Digital Design Method which may be automated is for obtaining timing closure in the design of large, complex, high-performance digital integrated circuits. The methodincludes the use of a tuner on random logic macros that adjusts transistor sizes in a continuous domain. To accommodate this tuning, logic gates are mapped to parameterized cells for the tuning and then back to fixed gates after the tuning. Tuning is constrained in such a way as to minimize “binning errors” when the design is mapped back to fixed cells. Further, the critical sections of the circuit are marked in order to make the optimization more effective and to fit within the problem-size constraints of the tuner. A specially formulated objective function is employed during the tuning to promote faster global timing convergence, despite possibly incorrect initial timing budgets. The specially formulated objective function targets all paths that are failing timing, with appropriate weighting, rather than just targeting the most critical path. Finally, the addition of multiple threshold voltage gates allows for increased performance while limiting leakage power.
摘要翻译：可以自动化的数字设计方法是在大型，复杂，高性能数字集成电路的设计中获得定时关闭。该方法包括在随机逻辑宏中使用调谐器来调整连续域中的晶体管尺寸。为了适应这种调谐，逻辑门被映射到用于调谐的参数化单元，然后在调谐之后返回到固定门。调整受限于将设计映射回固定单元格时最小化“合并错误”。此外，电路的关键部分被标记以便使优化更有效并且适应调谐器的问题尺寸约束。在调整期间采用了特别制定的目标函数，以促进更快的全局时序收敛，尽管可能不正确的初始时间预算。特别制定的目标函数针对所有失败时机的路径，以适当的权重，而不是仅针对最关键的路径。最后，添加多个阈值电压门允许提高性能，同时限制漏电功率。

65. 发明授权

US07003747B2 Method of achieving timing closure in digital integrated circuits by optimizing individual macros 失效
标题翻译：通过优化单个宏来实现数字集成电路中的时序闭合的方法
公开(公告)号：US07003747B2
公开(公告)日：2006-02-21
申请号：US10435824
申请日：2003-05-12
申请人： Jun Zhou , David J. Hathaway , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
发明人： Jun Zhou , David J. Hathaway , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Patrick M. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5031 , G06F17/505 , G06F2217/84
摘要： Disclosed is a method for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in achieving timing closure of large, complex, high-performance digital integrated circuits. Circuit macros are re-optimized and re-tuned in the timing closure loop by means of a reformulated objective function that allows the optimizer to improve the slack of all signals rather than just the most critical one(s). The incentive to improve the timing of a sub-critical signal is a diminishing function of the criticality of the signal. Thus all signals are improved during the optimization, with the highest incentive to improve on the most critical signals, leading to faster and more effective overall timing closure.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于提高大型，复杂，高性能数字集成电路的定时闭合的效率和有效性的方法。电路宏通过重新配置的目标函数在时序闭合循环中重新优化和重新调整，允许优化器改善所有信号的松弛，而不仅仅是最关键的。改善次临界信号时序的动机是信号临界性的递减函数。因此，在优化期间，所有信号都得到改进，最高激励措施可以改善最关键的信号，从而实现更快更有效的整体时序收敛。

66. 发明授权

US08775988B2 Decentralized dynamically scheduled parallel static timing analysis 失效
标题翻译：分散式动态调度并行静态时序分析
公开(公告)号：US08775988B2
公开(公告)日：2014-07-08
申请号：US13150445
申请日：2011-06-01
申请人： Mark A. Lavin , David J. Hathaway , Kerim Kalafala , Jeffrey S. Piaget , Chandramouli Visweswariah
发明人： Mark A. Lavin , David J. Hathaway , Kerim Kalafala , Jeffrey S. Piaget , Chandramouli Visweswariah
IPC分类号： G06F17/50 , G06F9/455
CPC分类号： G06F17/504 , G06F2217/84
摘要： A method for performing a parallel static timing analysis in which multiple processes independently update a timing graph without requiring communication through a central coordinator module. Local processing queues are used to reduce locking overhead without causing excessive load imbalance. A parallel analysis is conducted on a circuit design represented by a timing graph formed by a plurality of interconnected nodes, the method including: using a computer for creating a shared work queue of ready to process independent nodes; assigning the independent nodes from the work queue to at least two parallel computation processes, simultaneously performing node analysis computations thereof; and modifying the circuit design by updating values of the processed independent nodes obtained from the node analysis, the at least two parallel computation processes independently updating the shared work queue to process a new plurality of independent nodes.
摘要翻译：一种用于执行并行静态时序分析的方法，其中多个进程独立地更新时序图，而不需要通过中央协调器模块进行通信。本地处理队列用于减少锁定开销，而不会导致过大的负载不平衡。对由多个互连节点形成的时序图表示的电路设计进行并行分析，该方法包括：使用计算机创建准备处理独立节点的共享工作队列; 将独立节点从工作队列分配到至少两个并行计算过程，同时执行其节点分析计算; 以及通过更新从所述节点分析获得的经处理的独立节点的值来修改所述电路设计，所述至少两个并行计算处理独立地更新所述共享工作队列以处理新的多个独立节点。

67. 发明申请

US20120311514A1 Decentralized Dynamically Scheduled Parallel Static Timing Analysis 失效
标题翻译：分散式动态调度并行静态时序分析
公开(公告)号：US20120311514A1
公开(公告)日：2012-12-06
申请号：US13150445
申请日：2011-06-01
申请人： Mark A. Lavin , David J. Hathaway , Kerim Kalafala , Jeffrey S. Piaget , Chandramouli Visweswariah
发明人： Mark A. Lavin , David J. Hathaway , Kerim Kalafala , Jeffrey S. Piaget , Chandramouli Visweswariah
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/504 , G06F2217/84
摘要： A method for performing a parallel static timing analysis in which multiple processes independently update a timing graph without requiring communication through a central coordinator module. Local processing queues are used to reduce locking overhead without causing excessive load imbalance. A parallel analysis is conducted on a circuit design represented by a timing graph formed by a plurality of interconnected nodes, the method including: using a computer for creating a shared work queue of ready to process independent nodes; assigning the independent nodes from the work queue to at least two parallel computation processes, simultaneously performing node analysis computations thereof; and modifying the circuit design by updating values of the processed independent nodes obtained from the node analysis, the at least two parallel computation processes independently updating the shared work queue to process a new plurality of independent nodes.
摘要翻译：一种用于执行并行静态时序分析的方法，其中多个进程独立地更新时序图，而不需要通过中央协调器模块进行通信。本地处理队列用于减少锁定开销，而不会导致过大的负载不平衡。对由多个互连节点形成的时序图表示的电路设计进行并行分析，该方法包括：使用计算机创建准备处理独立节点的共享工作队列; 将独立节点从工作队列分配到至少两个并行计算过程，同时执行其节点分析计算; 以及通过更新从所述节点分析获得的经处理的独立节点的值来修改所述电路设计，所述至少两个并行计算处理独立地更新所述共享工作队列以处理新的多个独立节点。

68. 发明申请

US20080134117A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF POINT-TO-POINT DELAY CONSTRAINTS IN STATIC TIMING 失效
标题翻译：点对点延迟约束在静态时序中有效分析的系统与方法
公开(公告)号：US20080134117A1
公开(公告)日：2008-06-05
申请号：US11565803
申请日：2006-12-01
申请人： Kerim Kalafala , Revanta Banerji , David J. Hathaway , Jessica Sheridan , Chandramouli Visweswariah
发明人： Kerim Kalafala , Revanta Banerji , David J. Hathaway , Jessica Sheridan , Chandramouli Visweswariah
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5031
摘要： A method and a system for conducting a static timing analysis on a circuit having a plurality of point-to-point delay constraints between two points of the circuit, in which two conservative and two optimistic user defined tests are derived for all types of the point-to-point delay constraints. The method shows that when a conservative test is performed without introducing any special tags, then it is found that the point-to-point constraint is satisfied. On the other hand, when the optimistic test fails without any special tags, it is determined that the point-to-point constraint is bound to fail if special tags are introduced, in which case, they are to be introduced only when an exact slack is desired. Finally, for anything in between, a real analysis with special tags or path tracing is required. Based on the topology of the graph, arrival time based tests may be tighter in some situations, while the required arrival time based tests, may be tighter in others.
摘要翻译：一种用于在电路的两个点之间具有多个点到点延迟约束的电路上执行静态时序分析的方法和系统，其中针对所有类型的点导出两个保守和两个乐观用户定义的测试到点延迟约束。该方法表明，当进行保守测试而不引入任何特殊标签时，发现点对点约束得到满足。另一方面，当乐观测试失败而没有任何特殊标签时，如果引入特殊标签，则确定点对点约束必然会失败，在这种情况下，仅当确切的松弛时才引入它们是希望的。最后，对于两者之间的任何东西，需要使用特殊标签或路径跟踪进行真正的分析。基于图形的拓扑结构，在某些情况下，基于到达时间的测试可能更紧密，而所需到达时间的测试可能在其他情况下更严格。

69. 发明授权

US09858368B2 Integrating manufacturing feedback into integrated circuit structure design 有权
公开(公告)号：US09858368B2
公开(公告)日：2018-01-02
申请号：US13182108
申请日：2011-07-13
申请人： Nathan C. Buck , Brian M. Dreibelbis , John P. Dubuque , Eric A. Foreman , Peter A. Habitz , Jeffrey G. Hemmett , Natesan Venkateswaran , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang , Vladmimir Zolotov
发明人： Nathan C. Buck , Brian M. Dreibelbis , John P. Dubuque , Eric A. Foreman , Peter A. Habitz , Jeffrey G. Hemmett , Natesan Venkateswaran , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang , Vladmimir Zolotov
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5036 , G06F2217/84
摘要： Solutions for integrating manufacturing feedback into an integrated circuit design are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed including: defining an acceptable yield requirement for a first integrated circuit product; obtaining manufacturing data about the first integrated circuit product; performing a regression analysis on data representing paths in the first integrated circuit product to define a plurality of parameter settings based upon the acceptable yield requirement and the manufacturing data; determining a projection corner associated with the parameter settings for satisfying the acceptable yield requirement; and modifying a design of a second integrated circuit product based upon the projection corner and the plurality of parameter settings.

70. 发明申请

US20130036395A1 EFFICIENT SLACK PROJECTION FOR TRUNCATED DISTRIBUTIONS 失效
标题翻译：截断分布的有效插值投影
公开(公告)号：US20130036395A1
公开(公告)日：2013-02-07
申请号：US13197320
申请日：2011-08-03
申请人： Eric A. Foreman , James C. Gregerson , Peter A. Habitz , Jeffrey G. Hemmett , Debjit Sinha , Natesan Venkateswaran , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang , Vladmimir Zolotov
发明人： Eric A. Foreman , James C. Gregerson , Peter A. Habitz , Jeffrey G. Hemmett , Debjit Sinha , Natesan Venkateswaran , Chandramouli Visweswariah , Xiaoyue Wang , Vladmimir Zolotov
IPC分类号： G06F9/455 , G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5031
摘要： Aspects of the present invention provide solutions for projecting slack in an integrated circuit. A statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) is computed to get a set of Gaussian distributions over a plurality of variation sources in the integrated circuit. Based on the Gaussian distributions, a truncated subset and a remainder subset of the Gaussian distributions are identified. Then data factors that represent a ratio between the remainder subset and the truncated subset are obtained. These data factors are applied to the SSTA to root sum square (RSS) project the slack for the integrated circuit that takes into account the absence of the truncated subset.
摘要翻译：本发明的方面提供了用于在集成电路中突出松弛的解决方案。计算统计静态时序分析（SSTA）以在集成电路中的多个变化源上获得一组高斯分布。基于高斯分布，识别高斯分布的截断子集和余数子集。然后获得表示余数子集和截断子集之间的比率的数据因子。这些数据因子被应用于SSTA到根平方（RSS）项目，考虑到缺少截断子集的集成电路的松弛。

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