Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footprint-based optimization performed simultaneously with other steps
- Patent Title (中): 基于脚印的优化与其他步骤同时执行
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Application No.: US13536903Application Date: 2012-06-28
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Publication No.: US08904334B2Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Barry David Turner, Jr. , Cristian Eugen Golovanov , Henry Shiu-Wen Sheng
- Applicant: Barry David Turner, Jr. , Cristian Eugen Golovanov , Henry Shiu-Wen Sheng
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: HIPLegal LLP
- Agent Judith A. Szepesi
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F17/50
Abstract:
A method comprising placing elements in a layout, performing clock tree synthesis, and performing routing. The method further comprising, in parallel with one of the clock tree synthesis or the routing, performing a footprint based optimization, substituting a footprint equivalent element in a path based on a timing slack of the path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140007035A1 Method and Apparatus to Perform Footprint-Based Optimization Simultaneously with Other Steps Public/Granted day:2014-01-02
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