ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,229,484, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Synopsys Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"Timing path analysis using flow graphs" was invented by Oliver Kozber (Beaverton, Ore.) and Colin Williams (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for timing path analysis using flow graphs. The method includes receiving timing data associated with an integrated circuit (IC) design. The timing data includes a plurality of timing paths. The method also includes generating a graphical representation of the plurality of timing paths. A timing path is represented as a flow ribbon across one or more components of the IC design. A display attribute of t...