Patent ID: 7644378

Claim:
A method for translating a set of performance parameter data for a cell in a single library into a cell library entry for the cell in the single library, the method comprising: using a computer system, selecting a set of values for a performance parameter of the cell, the set of values for the performance parameter being referenced by a set of values for a first operational parameter; selecting a first preconditioning function for generating a first input variable, the first preconditioning function being a function of the first operational parameter, which is provided in the single library; generating a set of values for the first input variable by substituting the set of values for the first operational parameter into the first preconditioning function; deriving a mathematical model for the performance parameter, the mathematical model being a function of the first input variable; and associating the mathematical model and the first preconditioning function with the cell to generate the cell library entry.