LSI design support apparatus and LSI design support method

An LSI design support apparatus comprising:

• a data acquisition section configured to acquire first position data concerning positions of a plurality of first electrodes provided along a side of a first substrate, third position data concerning positions of a plurality of third electrodes provided along said side of the first substrate, second position data concerning positions of a plurality of second electrodes provided along a side of a second substrate and fourth position data concerning positions of a plurality of fourth electrodes provided along said side of the second substrate, wherein said plurality of the third electrodes are provided farther than said plurality of the first electrodes from said side of the second substrate, and said plurality of the fourth electrodes are provided farther than said plurality of the second electrodes from said side of the second substrate;
• a first end connection processing section configured to set a connection relation between a first end electrode and a second end electrode such that said first end electrode is connected to said second end electrode, wherein said first end electrode is one of said plurality of the first electrodes at an end, said second end electrode is one of said plurality of the second electrode at a same end;
• an equal processing section configured to set connection relations between said plurality of the first electrodes and said plurality of the second electrodes such that each of said plurality of the first electrodes with no connection relations being set is connected to one of said plurality of said second electrodes which has a second relative position nearest to a first relative position of said each of the plurality of first electrodes and satisfies assembly rules concerning wiring among said plurality of the second electrodes, wherein said first relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the first electrodes in a line of said plurality of the first electrodes defined based on the first position data, and said second relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the second electrodes in a line of said plurality of the second electrodes defined based on the second position data;
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• an outside wiring processing section configured to set a connection relation between a fifth electrode and a sixth electrode based on said third position data and said fourth position data such that said fifth electrode is connected to said sixth electrode, wherein said fifth electrode is one of said plurality of the third electrodes which is nearest to an end with no connection relation being set, and said sixth electrode is one of said plurality of the fourth electrodes which is nearest to an end and satisfies said assembly rules,
• wherein said outside wiring processing section performs setting of the connection relation between said fifth electrode and said sixth electrode for said plurality of the third electrodes in order.

An LSI design support method comprising:

• (a) acquiring first position data concerning positions of a plurality of first electrodes provided along a side of a first substrate, and second position data concerning positions of a plurality of second electrodes provided along a side of a second substrate;
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• (b) setting connection relations between said plurality of the first electrodes and said plurality of the second electrodes such that each of said plurality of the first electrodes is connected to one of said plurality of the second electrodes which has a second relative position nearest to a first relative position of said each of the plurality of the first electrodes,
• wherein said first relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the first electrodes in a line of said plurality of the first electrodes defined based on the first position data, and
• wherein said second relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the second electrodes in a line of said plurality of the second electrodes defined based on the second position data.

An LSI design support method comprising:

• (a) acquiring first position data concerning positions of a plurality of first electrodes provided along a side of a first substrate, third position data concerning positions of a plurality of third electrodes provided along said side of the first substrate, second position data concerning positions of a plurality of second electrodes provided along a side of a second substrate and fourth position data concerning positions of a plurality of fourth electrodes provided along said side of the second substrate, wherein said plurality of the third electrodes are provided farther than said plurality of the first electrodes from said side of the second substrate, and said plurality of the fourth electrodes are provided farther than said plurality of the second electrodes from said side of the second substrate;
• (b) setting a connection relation between a first end electrode and a second end electrode such that said first end electrode is connected to said second end electrode, wherein said first end electrode is one of said plurality of the first electrodes at an end, said second end electrode is one of said plurality of the second electrode at a same end;
• (c) setting connection relations between said plurality of the first electrodes and said plurality of the second electrodes such that each of said plurality of the first electrodes with no connection relations being set is connected to one of said plurality of said second electrodes which has a second relative position nearest to a first relative position of said each of the plurality of first electrodes and satisfies assembly rules concerning wiring among said plurality of the second electrodes, wherein said first relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the first electrodes in a line of said plurality of the first electrodes defined based on the first position data, and said second relative position is a relative position of each of the plurality of the second electrodes in a line of said plurality of the second electrodes defined based on the second position data;
• (d) setting a connection relation between a fifth electrode and a sixth electrode based on said third position data and said fourth position data such that said fifth electrode is connected to said sixth electrode, wherein said fifth electrode is one of said plurality of the third electrodes which is nearest to an end with no connection relation being set, and said sixth electrode is one of said plurality of the fourth electrodes which is nearest to an end and satisfies said assembly rules;
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• (e) performing said step (d) to said plurality of the third electrodes in order.