摘要:
The invention provides a method, system, and program product for determining a gradient of a parametric yield of an integrated circuit with respect to parameters of a delay of an edge of a timing graph of the circuit. A first aspect of the invention provides a method for determining a gradient of a parametric yield of an integrated circuit with respect to parameters of a delay of an edge of a timing graph of the circuit, the method comprising: conducting a statistical timing analysis; expressing a statistical circuit delay in terms of a delay of the edge; and computing a gradient of the statistical circuit delay with respect to parameters of the delay of the edge.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for selecting voltage and frequency levels for use in at-speed testing. One embodiment of a method for selecting a set of test conditions with which to test an integrated circuit chip includes formulating a statistical optimization problem and obtaining a solution to the statistical optimization problem, where the solution is the set of test conditions.
摘要:
Solutions for ordering of statistical correlated quantities are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes timing a plurality of paths in an integrated circuit to determine a set of timing quantities associated with each of the plurality of paths; determining a most critical timing quantity in the set of timing quantities; forming a tiered timing quantity arrangement for ordering a plurality of timing quantities in the set of timing quantities; removing the most critical timing quantity from the set of timing quantities and placing the most critical timing quantity in an uppermost available tier of the tiered timing quantity arrangement; and repeating the determining, forming and removing for the set of timing quantities excluding the removed most critical timing quantity.
摘要:
A method of critical path selection provides a set of paths that initially contains no paths. A timing tool is used to identify potential critical paths of an integrated circuit design. Each potential critical path is evaluated and the potential critical path is added to the set of paths if logic devices within the potential critical path are shared by less than a predetermined number of critical paths within the set of paths. This evaluating and adding process is repeated for each of the potential critical paths until all of the potential critical paths have been evaluated. Then, the potential critical paths within the set of paths can be output.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for selecting voltage and frequency levels for use in at-speed testing. One embodiment of a method for selecting a set of test conditions with which to test an integrated circuit chip includes formulating a statistical optimization problem and obtaining a solution to the statistical optimization problem, where the solution is the set of test conditions.
摘要:
Solutions for ordering of statistical correlated quantities are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes timing a plurality of paths in an integrated circuit to determine a set of timing quantities associated with each of the plurality of paths; determining a most critical timing quantity in the set of timing quantities; forming a tiered timing quantity arrangement for ordering a plurality of timing quantities in the set of timing quantities; removing the most critical timing quantity from the set of timing quantities and placing the most critical timing quantity in an uppermost available tier of the tiered timing quantity arrangement; and repeating the determining, forming and removing for the set of timing quantities excluding the removed most critical timing quantity.
摘要:
Solutions for ordering of statistical correlated quantities are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes timing a plurality of paths in an integrated circuit to determine a set of timing quantities associated with each of the plurality of paths; determining a most critical timing quantity in the set of timing quantities; forming a tiered timing quantity arrangement for ordering a plurality of timing quantities in the set of timing quantities; removing the most critical timing quantity from the set of timing quantities and placing the most critical timing quantity in an uppermost available tier of the tiered timing quantity arrangement; and repeating the determining, forming and removing for the set of timing quantities excluding the removed most critical timing quantity.
摘要:
Solutions for ordering of statistical correlated quantities are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes timing a plurality of paths in an integrated circuit to determine a set of timing quantities associated with each of the plurality of paths; determining a most critical timing quantity in the set of timing quantities; forming a tiered timing quantity arrangement for ordering a plurality of timing quantities in the set of timing quantities; removing the most critical timing quantity from the set of timing quantities and placing the most critical timing quantity in an uppermost available tier of the tiered timing quantity arrangement; and repeating the determining, forming and removing for the set of timing quantities excluding the removed most critical timing quantity.
摘要:
There is provided a system and method for statistical timing analysis of an electrical circuit. The system includes at least one parameter input, a statistical static timing analyzer, and at least one output. The at least one parameter input is for receiving parameters of the electrical circuit. At least one of the parameters has at least one of a non-Gaussian probability distribution and a non-linear delay effect. The statistical static timing analyzer is for calculating at least one of a signal arrival time and a signal required time for the electrical circuit using the at least one parameter. The at least one output is for outputting the at least one of the signal arrival time and the signal required time.
摘要:
There is provided a system and method for statistical timing analysis of an electrical circuit. The system includes at least one parameter input, a statistical static timing analyzer, and at least one output. The at least one parameter input is for receiving parameters of the electrical circuit. At least one of the parameters has at least one of a non-Gaussian probability distribution and a non-linear delay effect. The statistical static timing analyzer is for calculating at least one of a signal arrival time and a signal required time for the electrical circuit using the at least one parameter. The at least one output is for outputting the at least one of the signal arrival time and the signal required time.