Methods and apparatuses for designing integrated circuits
US7275233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/327
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for designing an integrated circuit. In one example of a method, a hardware description language (HDL) code is compiled to produce a technology independent RTL (register transfer level) netlist. A portion of an area of the IC is allocated to a specific portion of the technology independent RTL netlist. In a typical implementation of this method, the allocation restricts circuitry created from the specific portion to the portion of the IC.
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