Patent ID: 8839165

Claim:
A method comprising: determining temperature and voltage relationships for integrated circuit library elements to create a continuous temperature-voltage function, using a computerized device; combining ones of said library elements to form an integrated circuit design, using said computerized device; identifying performance characteristics for integrated circuit chips produced according to said integrated circuit design, said performance characteristics including an operating temperature range; applying said continuous temperature-voltage function to said performance characteristics to determine a plurality of temperature/voltage combinations, each of said temperature/voltage combinations comprising an operating voltage for each operating temperature within said operating temperature range; producing said integrated circuit chips using manufacturing equipment operatively connected to said computerized device; and recording in memory of said integrated circuit chips said temperature/voltage combinations, further comprising: calculating, for each of said temperature/voltage combinations, a power consumption amount using said computerized device; determining an amount of time each of said integrated circuit chip will be operating at each different operating voltage, using said computerized device; and calculating an average system power, using said computerized device, based on: said amount of time each of said integrated circuit chip will be operating at each said different operating voltage; and said power consumption amount at each said different operating voltage.