Apparatus for calculating delay time in logic functional blocks

An apparatus for calculating a delay time it takes to transmit a signal from an input portion to an output portion of a logic functional block including an MOS transistor, comprising:

• means for providing an arrangement and wiring result including a layout pattern ranging from said input portion to said output portion of said logic functional block;
• delay parameter storage means for storing at least one delay parameter which is a function of input slew rate in accordance with various logic functional blocks;
• an RC lumped constant calculator for calculating an RC lumped constant of an output-side wiring portion of said logic functional block as a function of said arrangement and wiring result;
• delay parameter determination means for receiving a delay parameter in accordance with said logic functional block as a selected delay parameter from said delay parameter storage means and determining an input slew rate of said logic functional block as a function of said arrangement and wiring result to output an value of said selected delay parameter determined by said input slew rate as a selected delay parameter determined value;
• output impedance calculation means for calculating an output impedance of said logic functional block from a predetermined output impedance calculation equation as a function of a capacitance of said RC lumped constant and said selected delay parameter determined value;
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• delay time calculation means for calculating said delay time from a predetermined delay time calculation equation as a function of said RC lumped constant and said output impedance.