Patent ID: 7058916
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically sizing and biasing a circuit comprising the steps of: (a) providing a database including a plurality of records related to cells that are utilized to form a circuit, each record including (1) a layout of devices included in a cell, (2) an interconnection scheme of the devices included in a cell and (3) at least one cell parameter for the cell; (b) receiving a cell parameter of a cell for the circuit; (c) comparing the cell parameter input in step (b) to one or more cell parameters stored in the database, wherein comparing the cell parameter includes determining one or more distances between the received cell parameter and the one or more cell parameter stored in the database; (d) identifying a record in the database based on the comparison in step (c); and (e) determining from the record identified in step (d) a performance characteristic of the circuit.