Layout design method, apparatus and storage medium
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorRyoichi YAMASHITA
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Abstract
A layout design support apparatus divides a first module obtained by dividing a semiconductor integrated circuit into a plurality of second modules in order to support a layout design for determining the disposition of each cell constituting the semiconductor integrated circuit and wiring, and makes the detailed design of a layout for determining the disposition of each cell in the second module and wiring for each second module.
Claims15
A layout design method of a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:
- dividing a first module obtained by parting the semiconductor integrated circuit into a plurality of second modules;
- and
- arranging a layout for determining disposition of each cell in the second module for each second module divided in the first module.
A computer readable storage medium that stores a layout design program of a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:
- dividing a first module obtained by parting the semiconductor integrated circuit into a plurality of second modules;
- and
- arranging a layout for determining disposition of each cell in the second module for each second module divided in the first module.
A layout design support apparatus for supporting a layout design of a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:
- a first division unit that divides the semiconductor integrated circuit into a plurality of first modules;
- a second division unit that divides the first modules into a plurality of second modules;
- and
- a second division unit for making a detailed design of a layout for determining disposition of each cell and wiring in the second module for each second module divided by the first division unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.