Visualization of tradeoffs between circuit designs
AssigneeNational Semiconductor Corporation
InventorsJeffrey R. Perry, Khanh Nhat Vo, Dien Mac, Martin Garrison, Phil Gibson
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Abstract
A system may include a database configured to store information including characteristics of a plurality of components. The system may further include a server in communication with the database and configured to receive design requirements indicative of desired power supply designs; query the database for components that satisfy the design requirements; determine a plurality of power supply designs in accordance with the components and the design parameters; determine key parameters of at least a subset of the determined power supply designs; and rank the power supply designs.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- a database configured to store information including characteristics of a plurality of components;
- and
- a server computing apparatus in communication with the database and configured to:
- receive design requirements indicative of a desired power supply design;
- query the database for a plurality of sets of components each corresponding to a power supply design that satisfies the design requirements;
- generate a plurality of power supply designs each satisfying the design requirements, including the associated components;
- and
- calculate the values for at least one key parameter of the generated power supply designs, such that the power supply designs are differentiated by the at least one key parameter;
- wherein the at least one key parameter is indicative of one of footprint, efficiency and a bill of materials cost;
- and
- wherein the respective values calculated for the at least one key parameter represent design tradeoffs for the power supply designs, each satisfying the design requirements.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a server computing apparatus design requirements indicative of a desired power supply design;
- determining a plurality of sets of components each corresponding to a power supply design that satisfies the design requirements;
- generating a plurality of power supply designs each satisfying the design requirements, including the associated components that satisfy the design requirements;
- calculating the values for at least one key parameter of the generated power supply designs such that these power supply designs are differentiated by the at least one key parameter, wherein the at least one key parameter is indicative of one of footprint, efficiency and a bill of materials cost;
- and wherein the respective values calculated for the at least one key parameter represent design tradeoffs for the power supply designs, each satisfying the design requirements;
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- communicating the generated power supply designs responsive to the request.
A method, comprising:
- sending, from a user computing apparatus to a server computing apparatus, a request including design requirements indicative of a desired power supply design;
- receiving, by the user computing apparatus, a plurality of power supply designs responsive to the request, each satisfying the design requirements, and each power supply design being characterized by:
- the design requirements;
- associated components that satisfy the design requirements;
- and
- calculated values for at least one key parameter of the power supply designs such that the power supply designs are differentiated by the at least one key parameter, and
- wherein the at least one key parameter is indicative of one of footprint, efficiency and a bill of materials cost;
- and
- wherein the respective values calculated for the at least one key parameter represent design tradeoffs for the power supply designs, each satisfying the design requirements;
- and
- displaying the plurality of power supply designs according to a selected display format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.