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The Role of TDML (Continued)

Scenario III



  1. Chip designer Max Cerebellum was looking for better ways to visualize the results of static timing analysis of his latest giga-horsepower chip.
  2. He heard about TDML from an informed colleague, and determined that he could import TDML timing information into graphical tools specifically designed for visualization and manipulation of timing relationships.
  3. Max writes a procedure to take the results from his static timing engine and generate TDML for selected signals.
  4. By reading the TDML into a timing diagram tool, Max was able to graphically examine signal arrival-times and relationships.
  5. Another colleague, Jane Dough, hears about Max's work and wonders if TDML could be used to help with the visualization of output from a device tester in the lab.
  6. Jane and Max work together to generate TDML from the tester data and import the TDML into a visualization tool.
  7. Management celebrates the increased collaboration by buying commemorative t-shirts for the department and a fridge full of soda.