Method and apparatus for balancing signal delay skew

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8239813
APP PUB NO 20110258587A1
SERIAL NO

13173855

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A system and method are provided for reducing the signal delay skew is disclosed, according to a variety of embodiments. One illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a method. According to one illustrative embodiment, the method includes receiving an initial netlist having components and connection paths among the components; identifying a first connection path in the initial netlist that comprises path fragments for which there are no equivalent path fragments in a second connection path in the initial netlist; generating a skew-corrected netlist wherein the second connection path is re-routed to have path fragments equivalent to the path fragments of the first connection path; and outputting the skew-corrected netlist.

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BELL SEMICONDUCTOR LLC401 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60611

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhutani, Sandeep Pleasanton, US 23 114
Kong, Cheng-Gang Saratoga, US 24 565
Kucherenko, Igor Moscow, RU 5 47
Lau, William Foster City, US 33 1555
Lu, Aiguo Pleasanton, US 22 258
Lyalin, Ilya Moscow, RU 3 23
Nikitin, Andrey Moscow, RU 18 104
Pavisic, Ivan San Jose, US 56 1790
Scepanovic, Ranko San Jose, US 165 5904
Seto, Hui-Yin San Jose, US 10 96
Zolotykih, Andrej Fryazino, RU 3 9

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