Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Siek, Vuthe (Department: 2825)
Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor
Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000, C716S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07093221
ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of identifying a group of routes for a set of nets. The group of routes includes one route for each net in the set of nets. The method identifies a set of routes for each net. It then iteratively selects one identified route for each net. During each iteration, the method selects the identified route that least increases a tracking cost that accounts for each of the previously selected routes.
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Frankle Jonathan
Teig Steven
Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Dimyan Magid Y.
Siek Vuthe
Stattler Johansen & Adeli LLP
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