Method and apparatus for modular circuit design for a programmable logic device

A system for modular circuit design for an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:

• a logic capture tool for capturing a circuit design having plurality of modules, each of the plurality of modules being one of a static module or a reconfigurable module;
• a floorplan tool for positioning the plurality of modules and positioning one or more logic interface macros on a floorplan, each of the one or more logic interface macros:
• being positioned at a boundary between a module pair of the plurality of modules;
• and
• comprising one or more configurable logic block (CLB) slices having a plurality of pins, a first half of the plurality of pins being located within a first module of the module pair and coupled only to ports of the first module, and a second half of the plurality of pins being located within a second module of the module pair and coupled only to ports of the second module;
• an implementation tool for implementing each of the plurality of modules and assembling the plurality of modules using information generated from the logic capture tool and the floorplan tool.

A computer readable medium having stored thereon software for modular circuit design for an integrated circuit (IC), the software comprising:

• code for capturing a circuit design having plurality of modules and one or more logic interface macros positioned on a floorplan, each of the plurality of modules being one of a static module or a reconfigurable module, each of the one or more logic interface macros:
• being positioned at a boundary between a module pair of the plurality of modules;
• and
• comprising one or more configurable logic block (CLB) slices having a plurality of pins, a first half of the plurality of pins being located within a first module of the module pair and coupled only to ports of the first module, and a second half of the plurality of pins being located within a second module of the module pair and coupled only to ports of the second module;
• code for implementing each of the plurality of modules using information generated from the code for capturing;
• and
• code for assembling the plurality of modules using the information generated from the code for capturing and information generated from the code for implementing.