Method and apparatus for associating selected circuit instances and for performing a group operation thereon
US6910200B1 · kind B1 · utility
29Cited by
38References
26Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/327
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for associating selected circuit instances, and for allowing a later group manipulation thereof. Prior to entering a database editor tool, selected instances may be associated with one another, and the association may be recorded in the circuit design database. The database editor tool may then read the circuit design database and identify the selected instances and the association therebetween. The associated instances may be called a group, or preferably a stack. The database editor tool may then perform a group operation on the instances associated with the stack.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.