DE69533567D1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Auffinden von False-Timing-Paths in digitalen Schaltkreisen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Auffinden von False-Timing-Paths in digitalen Schaltkreisen

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DE69533567D1
DE69533567D1 DE69533567T DE69533567T DE69533567D1 DE 69533567 D1 DE69533567 D1 DE 69533567D1 DE 69533567 T DE69533567 T DE 69533567T DE 69533567 T DE69533567 T DE 69533567T DE 69533567 D1 DE69533567 D1 DE 69533567D1
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digital circuits
timing paths
false timing
finding false
finding
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Ramachandra P Kunda
Saied Bozorgui-Nesbat
Hong Hao
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3183—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences
    • G01R31/318342—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences by preliminary fault modelling, e.g. analysis, simulation
    • G01R31/318357—Simulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3183—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences
    • G01R31/318328—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences for delay tests
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F30/00—Computer-aided design [CAD]
    • G06F30/30—Circuit design
    • G06F30/32—Circuit design at the digital level
    • G06F30/33—Design verification, e.g. functional simulation or model checking
    • G06F30/3308—Design verification, e.g. functional simulation or model checking using simulation
    • G06F30/3312—Timing analysis
DE69533567T 1994-08-09 1995-07-27 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Auffinden von False-Timing-Paths in digitalen Schaltkreisen Expired - Fee Related DE69533567T2 (de)

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US28796594A 1994-08-09 1994-08-09
US287965 1994-08-09

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EP (1) EP0697668B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08180098A (de)
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US5675728A (en) 1997-10-07
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JPH08180098A (ja) 1996-07-12
EP0697668A1 (de) 1996-02-21

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