An embodiment of a method of evaluating costs and/or benefits of possible configurations of a manufactured product (e.g., an integrated circuit, an electronic system, etc.) includes establishing an upgrade cost and a redesign cost for each characteristic within a set of characteristics associated with...http://www.google.com.hk/patents/US7231374?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US7231374 - Scheme for evaluating costs and/or benefits of manufacturing technologies
