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Granted Patent B2
US 10,305,485 · App. 15/752,330 · Granted May 28, 2019

Programmable logic integrated circuit, semiconductor device, and characterization method

Inventors: Ayuka Tada (Tokyo, JP); Noboru Sakimura (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Miyamura (Tokyo, JP); Yukihide Tsuji (Tokyo, JP); Ryusuke Nebashi (Tokyo, JP); Xu Bai (Tokyo, JP); Toshitsugu Sakamoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H03K19/17748G06F17/505G06F17/5031G06F17/5081H01L27/2436H01L45/1206
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Patent No.
US 10,305,485
App. No.
15/752,330
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for effectively performing characterization for circuit verification by static timing analysis, of a programmable logic integrated circuit including a crossbar switch including a resistance-variable element, and a logic circuit logically configured with the crossbar switch, wherein: the programmable logic integrated circuit is divided into a plurality of leaf cells including a plurality of load circuits including a part of the crossbar switch, and a power supply element input to the crossbar switch; the leaf cell is divided into delay paths each including a base leaf cell and a correction leaf cell; and circuit verification is performed based on a delay information library in which a delay time for the base leaf cell and a correction delay for the correction leaf cell are integrated into a delay time for the leaf cell.

Claims (27)

1. A programmable logic integrated circuit comprising:

a crossbar switch including a resistance-variable element; and

a logic circuit logically configured with the crossbar switch, wherein

the programmable logic integrated circuit is divided into a plurality of leaf cells including a plurality of load circuits including a part of the crossbar switch, and a power supply element input to the crossbar switch,

the leaf cell is divided into delay paths each including a base leaf cell and a correction leaf cell, and

circuit verification is performed based on a delay information library in which a delay time for the base leaf cell and a correction delay for the correction leaf cell are integrated into a delay time for the leaf cell.

2. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein, in the circuit verification, static timing analysis is performed.

3. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply element includes a buffer.

4. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the load circuit includes a load resistance and a load capacitance of the resistance-variable element.

5. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the base leaf cell includes a delay time for the leaf cell to be connected to the power supply element.

6. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the correction leaf cell includes a correction delay for the leaf cell to be connected to the logic circuit.

7. The programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the logic circuit includes a look-up table, and the crossbar switch changes a connection with the look-up table.

8. A semiconductor device comprising the programmable logic integrated circuit according to claim 1 .

9. A programmable logic integrated circuit comprising a plurality of sets of a crossbar switch including a resistance-variable element, and a logic circuit logically configured with the crossbar switch, wherein

the programmable logic integrated circuit is divided into a plurality of leaf cells including a power supply element provided between an output line of the crossbar switch and an input line of the crossbar switch on a subsequent stage, and a load circuit including a part of the crossbar switch on a subsequent stage,

the leaf cell is divided into delay paths each including a base leaf cell and a correction leaf cell, and

circuit verification is performed based on a delay information library in which a delay time for the base leaf cell and a correction delay for the correction leaf cell are integrated into a delay time for the leaf cell.

10. A characterization method for circuit verification of a programmable logic integrated circuit including a crossbar switch including a resistance-variable element, and a logic circuit logically configured with the crossbar switch, the characterization method comprising:

dividing the programmable logic integrated circuit into a plurality of leaf cells including a plurality of load circuits including a part of the crossbar switch, and a power supply element input to the crossbar switch;

dividing the leaf cell into delay paths each including a base leaf cell and a correction leaf cell; and

integrating a delay time for the base leaf cell and a correction delay for the correction leaf cell into a delay time for the leaf cell.

11. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which in the circuit verification, static timing analysis is performed.

12. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which the power supply element includes a buffer.

13. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which the load circuit includes a load resistance and a load capacitance of the resistance-variable element.

14. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which the base leaf cell includes a delay time for the leaf cell to be connected to the power supply element.

15. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which the correction leaf cell includes a correction delay for the leaf cell to be connected to the logic circuit.

16. The characterization method according to claim 10 , in which the logic circuit includes a look-up table, and the crossbar switch changes a connection with the look-up table.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2021
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: NANOBRIDGE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 054913/0386 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2018
From: TADA, AYUKA; SAKIMURA, NOBORU; MIYAMURA, MAKOTO; TSUJI, YUKIHIDE; NEBASHI, RYUSUKE; BAI, XU; SAKAMOTO, TOSHITSUGU
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044909/0728 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-172470 · Sep 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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