Modular design method and system for programmable logic devices
US6817005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/392
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In modular design flow, logic designers are able to partition a top-level logic design for a PLD into modules and implement any module independently from other modules. Modules are mapped, placed, and routed using selected information derived at the time the top-level logic design is partitioned. Finally, the modules are integrated into the top-level logic design using a guided process. Specifically, the information generated during the partitioning of the top-level design and the implementation of each module is used to guide the implementation of the associated logic in the top-level design. In this manner, the implementation of all modules can proceed in any order or in parallel and the integration of the modules into the top-level design can be done quickly and in any order.
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