Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for implementing electronic circuit designs with simulation awareness

A system for implementing an electronic circuit design of an electronic circuit with simulation awareness, comprising:

• at least one processor that is programmed to execute a sequence of instructions to:
• identify, determine, or update physical data that includes data for a net or one or more shapes that are part of a net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterize an electrical parasitic that is associated with the physical data;
• provide the electrical parasitic to a simulator to perform a simulation using at least the electrical parasitic to generate simulation results;
• identify, determine, update or modifying the physical data in the electronic circuit design;
• characterize the electrical parasitic as a result of the act of identifying, determining, updating, or modifying the physical data;
• and
• provide the electrical parasitic that has been characterized after the simulation to the simulator to perform a first simulation using at least the electrical parasitic to generate first simulation results.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereupon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to execute a method for implementing an electronic circuit design of an electronic circuit with simulation awareness, the method comprising:

• using the at least one processor that is programmed for performing a process, the process comprising:
• identifying, determining, or updating physical data that includes data for a net or one or more shapes that are part of a net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing an electrical parasitic that is associated with the physical data;
• providing the electrical parasitic to a simulator to perform a simulation using at least the electrical parasitic to generate simulation results;
• identifying, determining, updating or modifying the physical data in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing the electrical parasitic as a result of the act of identifying, determining, updating, or modifying the physical data;
• and
• providing the electrical parasitic that has been characterized after the simulation to the simulator to perform a first simulation using at least the electrical parasitic to generate first simulation results.

A computer implemented method for implementing an electronic circuit design of an electronic circuit with simulation awareness, comprising:

• using at least one processor that is programmed for performing a process, the process comprising:
• identifying, determining, or updating first physical data that includes data for a first net or one or more shapes that are part of the first net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing a first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• providing the first electrical parasitic to a simulator to perform a first simulation using at least the first electrical parasitic to generate first simulation results;
• identifying, determining, updating or modifying second physical data that includes data for a second net or one or more shapes that are part of the second net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing a second electrical parasitic that is associated with the second physical data or the first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• and
• providing the first electrical parasitic or the second electrical parasitic to the simulator to perform a second simulation using at least the first electrical parasitic or the second electrical parasitic to generate second simulation results.

A system for implementing an electronic circuit design of an electronic circuit with simulation awareness, the system comprising:

• at least one processor that executes a sequence of instructions to:
• identify, determine, or update first physical data that includes data for a first net or one or more shapes that are part of the first net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterize a first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• provide the first electrical parasitic to a simulator to perform a first simulation using at least the first electrical parasitic to generate first simulation results;
• identify, determine, update, or modify second physical data that includes data for a second net or one or more shapes that are part of the second net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterize a second electrical parasitic that is associated with the second physical data or the first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• and
• provide the second electrical parasitic or the first electrical parasitic to the simulator to perform a second simulation using at least the second electrical parasitic or the first electrical parasitic to generate second simulation results.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereupon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by at least one computer processor, cause the at least one processor to execute a method for implementing an electronic circuit design of an electronic circuit with simulation awareness, the method comprising:

• using at least one processor that is programmed for performing a process, the process comprising:
• identifying, determining, or updating first physical data that includes data for a first net or one or more shapes that are part of the first net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing a first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• providing the first electrical parasitic to a simulator to perform a first simulation using at least the first electrical parasitic to generate first simulation results;
• identifying, determining, updating or modifying second physical data that includes data for a second net or one or more shapes that are part of the second net in the electronic circuit design;
• characterizing a second electrical parasitic that is associated with the second physical data or the first electrical parasitic that is associated with the first physical data;
• and
• providing the second electrical parasitic or the first electrical parasitic to the simulator to perform a second simulation using at least the second electrical parasitic or the first electrical parasitic to generate second simulation results.