Method for designing integrated circuit device based on maximum load capacity

摘要

In a method for designing an integrated circuit device, maximum load capacities of a number of circuit elements are calculated by a simulation method. The maximum load capacities are stored in a database (1a), or approximation formulae are calculated therefrom. A maximum load capacity for a circuit element is retrieved from the database or is approximately calculated by using a corresponding one of the approximation formulae in accordance with input conditional data. Then, the integrated circuit device is designed so as to make a load capacity of each of circuit elements smaller than the retrieved or approximately calculated maximum load capacity.