A method for designing a semiconductor integrated circuit is proposed. The
semiconductor integrated circuit includes power supply terminals each
formed out of an area bump and signal terminals. Distance from the logic
cell or the module to a power supply area bump closest thereto is
obtained for the logic cell or the module. Further, a power supply
voltage which is estimated to be actually applied to the logic cell or
the module is obtained based on the obtained distance and a power supply
voltage applied to the power supply area bump. Finally, a delay is
calculated based on the estimated power supply voltage.