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System and method for instance snapping

US10255402B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sabra Rossman · Bellevue, US
Karun Sharma · Fremont, US
Juno Lin · Saratoga, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F30/392
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments according to the present disclosure relate to physically implementing an integrated circuit design while conforming to the requirements of complex color based track systems. In embodiments, the color based track systems can include irregularly spaced and non-uniform width colored tracks. These and other embodiments include a methodology to snap instances to a set of such tracks such that all pins/shapes in the instance result in valid locations. In some embodiments, the methodology further includes creating a geometric representation of the tracks to assist in the quick identification of matching tracks.

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