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Method and system for implementing an analytical wirelength formulation for unavailability of routing directions

US7107556B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2004
Grant dateSep 12, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for formulating a wirelength estimate that takes into account whether any of the routing directions are unavailable. Under certain circumstances, one or more of the routing layers may not be available for routing a wire. If this occurs, then the bounding box that is determined for performing the wirelength estimate would take into account the unavailability of the layer.

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