Method and apparatus for automatically generating multi-terminal nets, and program storage medium storing program for executing automatic multi-terminal net generation method
US6490713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/394
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To automatically generate N-terminal (N is equal to or greater than three) nets according to the present invention, connection data of (N−1) terminals which satisfies a predetermined design rule for a package is input as initial data, and two-terminal nets are generated for a group of wiring start terminals and a group of N-th terminals to which nets are to be generated, in which an intermediate terminal group is ignored. Then, the initial data is combined with the result of the two-terminal generation process to thereby generate provisional nets, and the generated provisional nets are modified so that the design rule for the package is satisfied. In this way, the N-terminal nets are generated automatically.
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