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公开(公告)号:US11112846B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US16225333
申请日:2018-12-19
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas Strach , Preetham M. Lobo , Tobias Webel
IPC: G06F1/28 , G06F1/30 , G01R19/165 , G06F30/3312
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to detecting undervoltage conditions at a subcircuit. A power supply current of a first subcircuit is determined over a first number of previous clock cycles. A cross current flowing between the first subcircuit and a second subcircuit is determined over the first number of previous clock cycles. An estimated momentary supply voltage present at the first subcircuit is then determined based on the power supply current of the first subcircuit over the first number of previous clock cycles and the cross current flowing between the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit over the first number of previous clock cycles.
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公开(公告)号:US09904748B1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-27
申请号:US15594782
申请日:2017-05-15
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Martin Eckert , Thomas Gentner , Jens Kuenzer , Antje Mueller , Thomas Strach , Otto A. Torreiter
IPC: G06F17/50
CPC classification number: G06F17/5009 , G06F17/5036 , G06F17/5081 , G06F2217/84
Abstract: A layout effect characterization circuit includes a plurality of inverting device chains including a reference chain and one or more chains having a different inverting device arrangement and a same number of inverting devices per chain. A low pass filter is coupled to an output of the inverting device chains to produce a filtered output. An output capture circuit is coupled to the filtered output to enable a comparison of a captured filtered output of the one or more chains having the different inverting device arrangement to a captured filtered output of the reference chain.
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公开(公告)号:US20170004239A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-05
申请号:US14788819
申请日:2015-07-01
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Harry Barowski , Joachim Keinert , Sourav Saha , Thomas Strach
IPC: G06F17/50
CPC classification number: G06F17/5081 , G06F17/5072 , G06F17/5077 , G06F2217/82 , G06F2217/84
Abstract: A method, executed by one or more processors, includes receiving IR-drop information as a function of location for a placement for a plurality of circuit blocks corresponding to an integrated circuit, calculating a target density for decoupling capacitors as a function of location based on the IR-drop information, placing a plurality of decoupling capacitors according to the target density to provide placed decoupling capacitors. The placed decoupling capacitors may be locally clustered to improve decoupling performance. The method may also include incrementally moving circuit elements or placed decoupling capacitors to avoid collisions within one or more circuit blocks, and routing the integrated circuit. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.
Abstract translation: 一种由一个或多个处理器执行的方法包括:接收作为与集成电路相对应的多个电路块的放置位置的函数的IR投影信息,根据位置计算用于去耦电容器的目标密度,作为位置的函数 IR-drop信息,根据目标密度放置多个去耦电容器以提供放置的去耦电容器。 放置的去耦电容器可以局部聚集以改善去耦性能。 该方法还可以包括递增移动的电路元件或放置的去耦电容器以避免一个或多个电路块内的冲突,以及布线集成电路。 本文还公开了相应的计算机程序产品和计算机系统。
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公开(公告)号:US20190295938A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:US16438736
申请日:2019-06-12
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Andreas Huber , Harald Huels , Stefano S. Oggioni , Thomas Strach , Thomas-Michael Winkel
IPC: H01L23/498 , H01L25/065 , H05K1/14 , H05K1/02 , H05K3/46 , H05K3/34 , H05K1/18 , H05K3/00 , H01L25/00 , H05K3/18 , H05K1/11
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for embedding a discrete electronic device in a chip module. The chip module comprises a multilayer substrate which comprises a plurality of electrically conductive layers stacked above each other and an electrically non-conductive layer arranged between each pair of electrically conductive layers. The chip module is configured to receive one or more chips to be mounted onto a top surface thereof. Each electrically conductive layer comprises one or more electrically conductive structures. A recess is provided in a side surface of the chip module. The discrete electronic device is inserted into the recess. A first electrically conductive connection between a first electrical contact of the discrete electronic device and a first electrically conductive structure is established. Further, a second electrically conductive connection between a second electrical contact of the discrete electronic device and a second electrically conductive structure is established.
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公开(公告)号:US10114914B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-30
申请号:US15823712
申请日:2017-11-28
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Martin Eckert , Thomas Gentner , Jens Kuenzer , Antje Mueller , Thomas Strach , Otto A. Torreiter
IPC: G06F17/50
Abstract: A system for layout effect characterization of an integrated circuit includes a memory having computer readable instructions and a processor for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include selecting an adjustable clock setting of an input clock for a layout effect characterization circuit of the integrated circuit and enabling a predetermined duty cycle of the input clock to pass through a plurality of inverting device chains including a reference chain and one or more chains having a different inverting device arrangement and a same number of inverting devices per chain. The computer readable instructions also include measuring a captured output of the one or more chains having the different inverting device arrangement and a captured output of the reference chain.
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公开(公告)号:US20180228028A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15945913
申请日:2018-04-05
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Andreas Huber , Harald Huels , Stefano S. Oggioni , Thomas Strach , Thomas-Michael Winkel
CPC classification number: H01L23/49838 , H01L25/0657 , H01L25/50 , H01L2225/06537 , H01L2225/06548 , H05K1/0219 , H05K1/115 , H05K1/144 , H05K1/181 , H05K1/183 , H05K3/0097 , H05K3/18 , H05K3/34 , H05K3/4697 , H05K2201/049 , H05K2201/10015 , H05K2201/10106
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for embedding a discrete electronic device in a chip module. The chip module comprises a multilayer substrate which comprises a plurality of electrically conductive layers stacked above each other and an electrically non-conductive layer arranged between each pair of electrically conductive layers. The chip module is configured to receive one or more chips to be mounted onto a top surface thereof. Each electrically conductive layer comprises one or more electrically conductive structures. A recess is provided in a side surface of the chip module. The discrete electronic device is inserted into the recess. A first electrically conductive connection between a first electrical contact of the discrete electronic device and a first electrically conductive structure is established. Further, a second electrically conductive connection between a second electrical contact of the discrete electronic device and a second electrically conductive structure is established.
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公开(公告)号:US20180107771A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-19
申请号:US15823712
申请日:2017-11-28
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Martin Eckert , Thomas Gentner , Jens Kuenzer , Antje Mueller , Thomas Strach , Otto A. Torreiter
IPC: G06F17/50
CPC classification number: G06F17/5009 , G06F17/5036 , G06F17/5081 , G06F2217/84
Abstract: A system for layout effect characterization of an integrated circuit includes a memory having computer readable instructions and a processor for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include selecting an adjustable clock setting of an input clock for a layout effect characterization circuit of the integrated circuit and enabling a predetermined duty cycle of the input clock to pass through a plurality of inverting device chains including a reference chain and one or more chains having a different inverting device arrangement and a same number of inverting devices per chain. The computer readable instructions also include measuring a captured output of the one or more chains having the different inverting device arrangement and a captured output of the reference chain.
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公开(公告)号:US10725517B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US16595549
申请日:2019-10-08
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Preetham M. Lobo , Thomas Strach , Tobias Webel
IPC: G06F1/28 , G06F1/324 , G06F1/3206 , G06F1/26
Abstract: A semiconductor circuit including a first subcircuit, at least a second subcircuit, and power management circuitry. The power management circuitry is operable for estimating a metric indicative of a momentary supply voltage present at the first subcircuit based on a power supply current of the first subcircuit and a cross current flowing between the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10481662B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-19
申请号:US15356804
申请日:2016-11-21
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Preetham M. Lobo , Thomas Strach , Tobias Webel
IPC: G06F1/28 , G06F1/26 , G06F1/324 , G06F1/3206
Abstract: A semiconductor circuit including a first subcircuit, at least a second subcircuit, and power management circuitry. The power management circuitry is operable for estimating a metric indicative of a momentary supply voltage present at the first subcircuit based on a power supply current of the first subcircuit and a cross current flowing between the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10461715B1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US16196080
申请日:2018-11-20
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Martin Bernhard Schmidt , Thomas Strach , Hubert Harrer , Jochen Supper
Abstract: Provided are embodiments including methods, systems, and computer-program products for mitigating power supply noise using one or more current supplies. In some embodiments, power is provided to an integrated circuit, wherein a first circuit is coupled to the integrated circuit over a first path. A variation of the current level of the integrated circuit may be determined. Additional power from a second circuit is provided to the integrated circuit may be provided based at least in part on the determined variation, wherein the second circuit is coupled to the integrated circuit over a second path.
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