Method and apparatus for exploring a multi-element design through user directed selective rendering
OwnerStephen J. Geisler, Geetha Pannalainventors
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Abstract
An element selection is made in reference to a first graphical display showing a first subset of elements of a design having a number of elements coupled to one another. The selection is learned. In response, a second graphical display is provided. The second graphical display shows a second subset of the elements of the design, including at least a number of elements that are not part of the first subset but having an informational nexus to the selected element. As a result, a designer may selectively explore a complex design at the designer's direction.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- receiving a selection indicating a node in a first graphical representation of a first section of an integrated circuit design, the first section comprising a plurality of integrated circuit elements, wherein said node comprises an integrated circuit element with an undefined connection in the first section of the integrated circuit design;
- accessing connectivity data to define a second section of the integrated circuit design corresponding to the undefined connection;
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- rendering a second graphical representation, said second graphical representation including the first section of the integrated circuit design and the second section of the integrated circuit design.
A machine readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions, the execution of which to implement a method comprising:
- receiving a selection indicating a node in a first graphical representation of a first section of an integrated circuit design, the first section comprising a plurality of integrated circuit elements, wherein said node comprises an integrated circuit element with an undefined connection in the first section of the integrated circuit design;
- accessing connectivity data to define a second section of the integrated circuit design corresponding to the undefined connection;
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- rendering a second graphical representation, said second graphical representation including the first section of the integrated circuit design and the second section of the integrated circuit design.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a selection indicating a node in a first graphical representation of a first section of an integrated circuit design, the first section comprising a plurality of integrated circuit elements, wherein said node comprises an integrated circuit element with an undefined connection in the first section of the integrated circuit design;
- means for accessing connectivity data to define a second section of the integrated circuit design corresponding to the undefined connection;
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- means for rendering a second graphical representation, said second graphical representation including the first section of the integrated circuit design and the second section of the integrated circuit design.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.