公开(公告)号：US6023577A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-08

申请号：US938676

申请日：1997-09-26

申请人： George E. Smith, III ,  Lawrence F. Wagner, Jr. ,  Timothy L. Walters ,  Fariborz Assaderaghi

发明人： George E. Smith, III ,  Lawrence F. Wagner, Jr. ,  Timothy L. Walters ,  Fariborz Assaderaghi

IPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  G06G7/48

CPC分类号： G06F17/5036

摘要： A method for use in electronic design models encoded into design software for use in SOI based FET logic design includes simulation of an SOI device and setting a floating body voltage to any desired value at any time during the simulation, by adding to the model an ideal voltage source, whose value is a desired body voltage, in series with an ideal current source, whose value is a constant times the voltage across itself. When the constant is zero no current can flow, and any additional components have no effect on the circuit. When the constant is non-zero, said ideal current source appears to be the same as a resistor such that, current can flow in to or out from the body node, setting its voltage. The constant is kept zero at all times, except when it is desired to change the body voltage. The body voltage can be reset at any time to solve the problem of successive delays in one simulation run and resetting the voltage before each delay measurement starts. To solve the problem of predicting the delay in a delay predictor (for example, NDR rules generation), the offset from the body voltage as a part of the best case/worst case determination is included.

摘要翻译： 用于编码为用于基于SOI的FET逻辑设计的设计软件的电子设计模型中的方法包括在模拟期间的任何时间，模拟SOI器件并将浮动体电压设置为任何所需值，通过向模型添加理想 电压源，其值是期望的体电压，与理想电流源串联，其值为恒定倍数的电压。 当常数为零时，电流不能流动，任何附加的组件对电路都没有影响。 当常数不为零时，所述理想电流源似乎与电阻器相同，使得电流可以流入或流出体节点，从而设定其电压。 恒定值始终保持为零，除非需要改变体电压。 可以随时重置体电压，以解决一次模拟运行中连续延迟的问题，并在每次延迟测量开始之前复位电压。 为了解决预测延迟预测器中的延迟（例如，NDR规则生成）的问题，包括作为最佳情况/最坏情况判定的一部分的与体电压的偏移。

公开(公告)号：US6141632A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US388594

申请日：1999-09-02

申请人： George E. Smith, III ,  Fariborz Assaderaghi ,  Paul D. Muench ,  Lawrence F. Wagner, Jr. ,  Timothy L. Walters

发明人： George E. Smith, III ,  Fariborz Assaderaghi ,  Paul D. Muench ,  Lawrence F. Wagner, Jr. ,  Timothy L. Walters

IPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  G06G7/48

CPC分类号： G06F17/5036

摘要： A method for use in electronic design models encoded into design software for use in SOI based FET logic design includes simulation of an SOI device by and setting a floating body voltage to any desired value at any time during the simulation, by adding to the model an ideal voltage source, whose value is a desired body voltage, in series with an ideal current source, whose value is a constant times the voltage across itself. When the constant is zero, no current can flow, and any additional components have no effect on the circuit. When the constant is non-zero, said ideal current source appears to be the same as a resistor such that current can flow in to or out from the body node, setting its voltage. The constant is kept zero at all times, except when it is desired to change the body voltage. The body voltage can be reset at any time to solve the problem of successive delays in one simulation run and resetting the voltage before each delay measurement starts. To solve the problem of predicting the delay in a delay predictor (for example, delay rules generation), the offset from the body voltage as a part of the best case/worst case determination is included. The improved process employs a topological analysis for circuit elements to determine whether the element falls in one of several categories, and in the process determines which elements of a circuit might be in AC equilibrium.

摘要翻译： 用于编码为用于基于SOI的FET逻辑设计的设计软件的电子设计模型中的方法包括通过在仿真期间的任何时间对浮动体电压进行模拟并将浮体电压设置为任何期望值，通过向模型添加 理想的电压源，其值是期望的体电压，与理想电流源串联，其值是恒定倍数自身的电压。 当常数为零时，不会流过电流，任何附加组件对电路都没有影响。 当常数不为零时，所述理想电流源似乎与电阻器相同，使得电流可以流入或流出身体节点，从而设定其电压。 恒定值始终保持为零，除非需要改变体电压。 可以随时重置体电压，以解决一次模拟运行中连续延迟的问题，并在每次延迟测量开始之前复位电压。 为了解决预测延迟预测器中的延迟（例如，延迟规则生成）的问题，包括作为最佳情况/最坏情况确定的一部分的与体电压的偏移。 改进的过程采用电路元件的拓扑分析来确定元件是否属于几个类别之一，并且在该过程中确定电路的哪些元件可能处于AC平衡状态。

公开(公告)号：US06453281B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-17

申请号：US08688299

申请日：1996-07-30

申请人： Timothy L. Walters ,  Anil K. Agarwal ,  Thomas Russell

发明人： Timothy L. Walters ,  Anil K. Agarwal ,  Thomas Russell

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06F17/30755 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30749 ,  G06F17/30775

摘要： A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving information to and from a memory of a hand-held audio database device. The audio database device includes a graphics display provided on a hand-held housing for displaying graphical information. A microphone and a speaker are provided on the housing to receive and broadcast audio information from and to a user, respectively. The audio database device includes a memory configured to store graphical icons and to support a hierarchical memory structure comprising categories, wherein the icons graphically represent the categories. A user-actuated navigation control is provided on the housing and permits a user to navigate the categories in the hierarchical memory structure and to select a desired category. A processor is coupled to the memory, the display, and the navigation control and effects displaying of one of the icons on the display when the user is navigating a corresponding one of the categories, and storing of the audio information in the desired category of the memory.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储和从手持音频数据库设备的存储器检索信息的方法和装置。 音频数据库装置包括设置在用于显示图形信息的手持外壳上的图形显示器。 麦克风和扬声器分别设置在外壳上以从用户接收和广播音频信息。 音频数据库设备包括被配置为存储图形图标并且支持包括类别的分层存储器结构的存储器，其中图标以图形方式表示类别。 在壳体上提供用户致动的导航控制，并且允许用户在分层存储器结构中导航类别并选择期望的类别。 处理器耦合到存储器，显示器和导航控制，并且当用户正在浏览相应的一个类别时将显示器上的图标之一显示出来，并将音频信息存储在期望的类别中 记忆。

公开(公告)号：US5794205A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-11

申请号：US545538

申请日：1995-10-19

申请人： Timothy L. Walters ,  Anil K. Agarwal

发明人： Timothy L. Walters ,  Anil K. Agarwal

IPC分类号： G04G21/06 ,  G10L3/00

CPC分类号： G04G21/06

摘要： A voice recognition interface apparatus and method for interacting with a programmable timekeeping device is disclosed. The voice recognition interface includes a display for displaying time, alarm, calendar, and other information, and also includes a microphone and a speaker for facilitating verbal communication between a user and the programmable timekeeping device. A number of illuminatable annunciators are provided on the display for visually communicating prompts to the user. Programming, querying, and other interactive operations are facilitated through use of the voice recognition interface generally by producing a visual prompt to invoke a particular verbal input from the user, receiving the verbal input by use of the microphone, validating the verbal input against a pre-established recognition word library, verbally confirming the verbal input by broadcasting over a speaker pre-synthesized words and phrases retrieved from a message word library, and displaying or otherwise broadcasting information associated with the particular programming, querying, or other interactive operation. The voice recognition interface includes a logic controller that controls and cooperates with a memory, a voice recognition device, a display, and a clock circuit to provide an intuitive voice-driven programming and querying interface for interacting with a programmable timekeeping device. Manually actuatable control switches are also provided for enhancing programming and querying operations. Advanced features include a personal message recording and playback capability, multiple programmable alarms for activating personalized alarm messages, and user-modifiable verbal prompts for personalizing the voice recognition interface dialogue.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于与可编程计时装置进行交互的语音识别接口装置和方法。 语音识别接口包括用于显示时间，闹钟，日历和其他信息的显示器，并且还包括用于促进用户与可编程计时装置之间的语言通信的麦克风和扬声器。 在显示器上提供了许多可照亮的信号器，用于向使用者视觉地传达提示。 编程，查询和其他交互操作通过使用语音识别界面来实现，通常通过产生视觉提示来调用来自用户的特定口头输入，通过使用麦克风接收口头输入，根据预先验证语言输入 - 建立的识别词库，口头确认通过广播通过扬声器预先合成的单词和短语从消息字库中检索的口头输入，以及显示或以其他方式广播与特定编程，查询或其他交互操作相关联的信息。 语音识别接口包括控制和配合存储器，语音识别装置，显示器和时钟电路的逻辑控制器，以提供用于与可编程计时装置进行交互的直观的语音驱动编程和查询接口。 还提供手动致动控制开关，用于增强编程和查询操作。 高级功能包括个人信息记录和回放功能，用于激活个性化警报消息的多个可编程警报，以及用于个性化语音识别界面对话的用户可修改的口头提示。