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Method and apparatus for performing routability checking

US7013451B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2002
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/394
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of determining whether a set of routes can be geometrically embedded in a region according to a particular wiring model. The method identifies a congestion graph that has a set of edges, where at least two edges are neither orthogonal nor parallel. For each edge, the method identifies the set of routes that intersect the edge. It then determines whether any edge is overcongested.

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