Redundant vias
US6026224A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wiring design tool which detects minimum area vias and replaces them with redundant vias pairs. The invention uses the definitions for single vias and tracks in a grid coordinate system and a file describing the design wires and their interconnections to select the most favorable direction for the placement. The invention accomplishes this by examining the directions one track away from each single via at various levels and according to the methodology of this invention, detects a possible situs for a redundant via pair, preferably where a segment of wire on the same net already exists. If no design rule violation occurs the system replaces the single via with a redundant via pair.
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