Method for optimizing integrated circuit device design and service

摘要

Improved analysis and refinement of integrated circuit device design and other programs is facilitated by methods in reach-ability analysis is performed using hints which define a particular path through a program. To ensure that a reasonable number of states are reached during reach-ability analysis a order to apply the hints is determined. The ordering prioritizes hints which define program paths which set a given variable over hints which define program slice which use the given variable.