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Parameterized cells for generating dense layouts of VLSI circuits

US5920486A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 1996
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a technique, given a netlist containing a description of the terminal connections and the length and width of each device in a circuit, for automatically producing a layout for each device in that circuit.

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