| US 7,594,210 B2 | ||
| Timing variation characterization | ||
| Murat R. Becer, Cedar Park, Tex. (US); Joao M. Geada, Chelmsford, Mass. (US); Isadore T. Katz, Harvard, Mass. (US); and Lee La France, Bolton, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to CLK Design Automation, Inc., Littleton, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/560,553. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0120584 A1, May 22, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/50 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 716—6 [716/7; 703/16] | 29 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
grouping cells with similar topological characteristics into a family of cells, the topological characteristics being defined
in part by topological layouts of transistors in the respective cells in the family of cells; and
computing by a computer, data characterizing a relationship between a variability of delay and a magnitude of delay shared
among the cells in the family of cells.
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