Automatic design process and apparatus
US5555199A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention refers to an automatic design process comprising the steps of:- (1)writing a target specification of an item to be designed to a partitioned section of a memory circuit; (2)automatically determining an address for a case stored in a case-base by reference to the target specification;(3)retrieving the case from the case-base and writing the retrieved case to a partitioned section of the memory circuit; and (4)adapting the retrieved case into conformity with the target specification, and writing the adapted case to a partitioned section of the memory circuit as a target solution. Preferably, the process further comprises successive cycles of retrieving a case and adapting the retrieved case, each cycle being initiated by writing of a target specification representing a component of the item to the target specification section of the memory circuit.
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