Method of converting data
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorPeter Ballam
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Abstract
A method is described for converting a data set for use with a digital model of a hardware cell into an expanded data set for use with an analog model of the hardware cell. The method including the steps of determining the signal required to drive one or more pins of said analog model by analyzing whether the signals used in said digital model are in a first category or a second category, said first category containing relatively simple signals and said second category containing relatively complex signals, and providing the signal required for the one or more pins in the analog model in dependence on said analysis.
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A method of converting a data set for use with a digital model of a hardware cell into an expanded data set for use with an analog model of the hardware cell comprising the steps of:
- determining the signal required to drive one or more pins of said analog model by analyzing whether the signals used in said digital model are in a first category or a second category, said first category containing relatively simple signals and said second category containing relatively complex signals, and
- providing the signal required for the one or more pins in the analog model in dependence on said analysis.
A system for converting a data set for use with the digital model of the hardware cell into an expanded set for use with an analog model of the hardware cell, said system comprising:
- means for determining the signal required to drive one or more pins of the analog model by analyzing whether the signals used in the digital model are in a first category or a second category, the first category containing relatively simple signals and the second category containing relatively complex signals;
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- means for providing the signal required for the one or more pins in the analog model in dependence on the analysis carried out by said determining means.
A method of converting a data set for use with a behavioral model of a hardware cell into an expanded data set for use with a circuit-level model of the hardware cell comprising:
- determining a signal to drive one or more pins of the circuit-level model by performing an analysis of whether signals used in the behavioral model are in a first category or a second category, the first category including relatively simple signals and the second category including relatively complex signals;
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- providing the signal to drive the one or more pins in the circuit-level model in dependence on the analysis.
A system for converting a data set for use with a behavioral model of a hardware cell into an expanded set for use with a circuit-level model of the hardware cell, the system comprising:
- means for determining a signal to drive one or more pins of the circuit-level model by performing an analysis of whether signals used in the behavioral model are in a first category or a second category, the first category including relatively simple signals and the second category including relatively complex signals;
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- means for providing the signal to drive the one or more pins in the circuit-level model in dependence on the analysis.
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