Abstract: A method of estimating an inductance delay includes determining a resistance-capacitance (RC) delay with resistances and capacitances of a network and estimating an inductance delay of the network by determining a propagation delay of an electromagnetic (EM) field across wires of the network. Additionally, the method includes determining if the RC delay is below a specified threshold and adding the estimated inductance delay to the RC delay to determine a total time to propagate voltage swings through the network if the RC delay is below the specified threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 31, 2008
Date of Patent:
July 6, 2010
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Eric A. Foreman, Peter A. Habitz, Mark R. Lasher, William J. Livingstone, Gregory M. Schaeffer