An impedance of a power supply wire is calculated based on design data of
a semiconductor integrated circuit, a frequency characteristic of the
calculated impedance is obtained, and a design of the semiconductor
integrated circuit is changed based on the obtained frequency
characteristic. As the above-described impedance, an impedance between
power supplies that are different in potential such as a power supply and
a ground may be calculated, or an impedance between power supplies that
are substantially the same in potential such as a power supply and an
N-well power supply may be calculated. By a design modification, a wiring
method, the number of pads, separation of power supplies, a type of
package, a characteristic of an inductance element, a substrate
structure, a distance between wires, a decoupling capacitance, a length
of a wire, and a characteristic of a resistance element, for example, are
changed.