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Incorporating synthesized netlists as subcomponents in a hierarchical custom design

US8560983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Uwe Brandt · Eppelheim, DE
Thomas Makowski · Pfullingen, DE
Christoph Wandel · Holzgerlingen, DE
Holger Wetter · Holzgerlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 2011
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F30/39
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Mechanisms are provided for generating a physical layout of an integrated circuit design. A logic description of the integrated circuit design is received that comprises a first logic description of an irregular logic block of the integrated circuit design and a second logic description of a regular logic block of the integrated circuit design. A manual design of the regular logic block of the integrated circuit design is performed based on user input and an automated design of the irregular logic block of the integrated circuit design is performed without user input. The manual design of the regular logic block and the automated design of the irregular logic block are then integrated into the integrated circuit design to generate a hybrid integrated circuit design.

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