Method, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying and modifying the critical area of an integrated circuit design.
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Allen, Sarah C. Braasch, Matthew T. Guzowski, Jason D. Hibbeler, Daniel N. Maynard, Kevin W. McCullen, Evanthia Papadopoulou, Mervyn Y. Tan, Robert F. Walker
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for visually indicating the interaction between one or more edges of a design that contribute to a defined critical area pattern.
Claims32
A method of designing integrated circuits, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a Voronoi diagram to represent the critical area of a design of an integrated circuit, the Voronoi diagram having one or more bisectors each of which represents an interaction between one or more corresponding edges of the design;
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- visually identifying a portion of the one or more corresponding edges and their interaction with one another.
An apparatus for designing integrated circuits, the apparatus comprising:
- means for creating a Voronoi diagram to represent the critical area of a design of an integrated circuit, the Voronoi diagram having one or more bisectors each of which represents an interaction between one or more corresponding edges of the design;
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- means for visually identifying a portion of the one or more corresponding edges and their interaction with one another.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for designing integrated circuits, the computer usable program code comprising:
- computer usable program code for creating a Voronoi diagram to represent the critical area of a design of an integrated circuit, the Voronoi diagram having one or more bisectors each of which represents an interaction between one or more corresponding edges of the design;
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- computer usable program code for visually identifying a portion of the one or more corresponding edges and their interaction with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.