Method of designing a circuit and system for implementing the method

A method of designing a circuit, the method comprising:

• determining a temperature change of at least one back end of line (BEOL) element of a circuit design, wherein the at least one BEOL element electrically connects a chip and a peripheral circuitry;
• identifying at least one isothermal region within the chip and at least one isothermal region within the peripheral circuitry;
• determining, using a processor, a temperature change of the at least one isothermal region within the chip;
• determining a temperature change of the at least one isothermal region within the peripheral circuitry
• combining the temperature change of the at least one BEOL element with the temperature change of the at least one isothermal region within the chip and the at least one isothermal region within the peripheral circuitry;
• and
• comparing the combined temperature change with a threshold value.

A system for designing a circuit, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to:
• determine a temperature change of at least one back end of line (BEOL) element of a circuit design;
• identify at least one isothermal region within the circuit design;
• determine a temperature increase of at least one front end of line (FEOL) device within the at least one isothermal region;
• combine the temperature change of the at least one BEOL element with the temperature change of the at least one FEOL device;
• and
• compare the combined temperature change with a threshold value.