Multiple level spine routing
US8782588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/394
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method for routing a net includes generating, using one or more computer systems, a first wire associated with the net in accordance with data associated with the net including a multitude of pins and partitioning, using the one or more computer systems, the multitude of pins into at least a first group of pins in accordance with a first cost function. The method further includes connecting, using the one or more computer systems, a second wire associated with the first group of pins to the first wire, and connecting, using the one or more computer systems, a third wire from a pin of the first group of pins to the second wire.
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