COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE RISE IN DIRECT CURRENT (DC) LINES CAUSED BY JOULE HEATING OF NEARBY ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) LINES

摘要

A computer system performs a verification process that quickly and efficiently determines a temperature rise of DC conductor lines of an IC design caused by Joule heating in nearby AC conductor lines of the IC design, and whether the temperature rise is acceptable in terms of an electromigration performance of the IC design.