Automated design system for digital circuits
US6253365A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/327
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated system for designing digital logic from a user input functional specification. The input to the system is a specification that describes the input and output signals of the desired circuit, the type of logic gates and flip-flops to be used, and optional design controls such as "NO GLITCHES". Using a highly-constrained exhaustive search technique and a built-in logic simulator, the system automatically finds the simplest possible circuit that meets the user specification. The output of the system is at least a schematic drawing of the minimal logic circuit. The system is able to design any type of digital logic: combinational, sequential, synchronous or asynchronous.
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