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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a time required for the prediction of the power consumption of a semiconductor device. SOLUTION: This power consumption calculation method includes a step (a) for describing an integrated circuit (15) described in an operation level in a low level whose abstraction level is lower than that of the operation level for configuring a low level circuit model (17), and for generating operation information (21) showing the operation of a function block based on the low level circuit model (17); a step (b) for calculating functional block power consumption (22) to be consumed by the functional block based on the operation information (21) and element power consumption (19) to be consumed by elements configuring the functional block; and a step (c) for seeking whole power consumption (24) to be consumed by the integrated circuit based on the function block power consumption (22) and the number of times that the functional block is executed when the integrated circuit (15) is operated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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