Buffer cell insertion and electronic design automation
US6766499B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/392
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer readable medium encoded with instructions for executing the steps of: receiving information about a driving cell from a layout tool, receiving information about an interconnect from a layout tool, determining buffer cell information based upon information about the driving cell and the interconnect by accessing a previously defined library lookup table, relaying the buffer cell information from the library look up table to the layout tool.
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