Patent ID: 8566769
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) accessing from a computer-readable medium, with a computer, a timing database for a set of characterization memories, each characterization memory having different memory parameters, the timing database comprising timing characteristics for each of a plurality of variants of tiling each of the characterization memories to a memory resource on an integrated circuit, each variant of tiling each characterization memory to the memory resource being referred to as a tiling netlist, wherein the timing characteristics comprise, for each tiling netlist: (b) comparing, with the computer, memory parameters of a design memory having a known tiling variant with the memory parameters of the characterization memories to identify a corresponding characterization memory; and (c) assigning the timing characteristics of the known tiling variant of the corresponding characterization memory to the design memory having the known tiling variant.