Amoeba display for hierarchical layout
US6256768A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/39
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
CAD software for automated circuit design provides improved display of hierarchical layout. Component placement perimeters are shown with "amoeba" characteristic for improved circuit floor-planning and analysis. Amoeba view of hierarchical design perimeter enables more intuitive observation of circuit floor-plan from actual component placement. Informational brevity conveyed by perimeters of hierarchies in design facilitates simpler interpretation of complex circuit layout, as well as distributed data access to remote sites through email or low-speed network.
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