Patent ID: 7937674

Claim:
A machine implemented method for improving integrity of an electronic circuit based upon an analysis of stresses or strains in the electronic circuit, comprising: using a computer which comprises at least one processor and is programmed for: identifying a first portion of an electronic circuit design and a first concurrent model for a first manufacturing process of the electronic circuit, in which the first portion comprises a first feature; identifying a first input information relating to the first portion of the electronic circuit; analyzing stress or strain within the first feature of the electronic circuit design to determine whether the first feature, a part of the first feature, or a part of the electronic circuit design including the first feature is in a state that comprises a tensile state based at least in part upon the first concurrent model or the first portion of the electronic circuit design; determining whether a first requirement for performance, manufacturability, or reliability is satisfied based at least in part upon a result of the act of analyzing the stress or the strain within the first feature; and displaying the electronic circuit design on a display apparatus or storing the first electronic circuit design in a tangible machine accessible medium.