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Methods, systems, and computer program products for designing an integrated circuit that use an information repository having circuit block layout information

US6539528B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2001
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/39
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit (IC) is designed by generating a circuit diagram of the IC using one or more blocks. An information repository is provided that contains layout information that is associated with one or more template blocks. A symbol layout abstraction model is then generated by associating the layout information that is associated with one or more of the template blocks with at least one of the circuit diagram blocks of the IC.

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