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DISTRIBUTING SPARE LATCH CIRCUITS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNS

  • US 20130152029A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2011
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for allocating spare latches in a design, comprising:

  • determining logic blocks in an integrated circuit (IC) design;

    determining an allocation of spare latch circuits among the logic blocks based on respective attributes of the logic blocks; and

    placing the spare latch circuits in the IC design in accordance with the determined allocation based on local clock buffers corresponding to the logic blocks in the IC design,wherein the determining, the allocation, and the placing are performed using a computer device.

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