Language controlled design flow for electronic circuits
US6356796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/367
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Language Controlled Design Flow for the development of integrated circuits (IC) that allows users to Characterize, Synthesize, Simulate, and Analyze IC designs. The Language Controlled Design Flow provides specialized features that enable rapid design development and Intellectual Property (IP) reuse. The language provides the ability to capture a designer's knowledge about the Design Components and Design Processes unique to those components during characterization, synthesis, simulation, and analysis. A feature of this invention is the ability to separate design or design component specific knowledge from the tools used for analysis. This leads to benefits in extensibility, simplicity, accuracy, and performance of the overall tool set. Also provided is a mechanism in which the design process can be fully automated with a Language Controlled Design Flow that can take advantage of the information available in the design, in the design components, and in the design process flow. Additionally, this invention may be implemented in a set of commercially available computer software programs.
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