Trip points for IC-timing analysis

摘要

If you are a budding timing-analysis engineer or even a veteran, understanding trip points, which all major timing-analysis tools incorporate, is essential. Engineers use trip points in timing-analysis tools to calculate delay and transition values on the various nodes of a design. Timing-analysis engineers must become familiar with the proper use of trip points, as there are many nuances to using them. If engineers overlook them, these nuances can cause problems late in the SOC (system-on-chip)-design cycle, when they need to address timing. A quick tutorial and a bit of timing tool-script work can make their job easier.