Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-17
2007-07-17
Garbowski, Leigh M. (Department: 2825)
Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor
Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
C716S030000, C716S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10335179
ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for costing an expansion to a two-dimensional state in a path search that searches for a path between two sets of states in a space. The method identifies a cost function that is defined over the two-dimensional state. The method computes a second cost function that is defined over the two-dimensional state. It also computes a third cost function that is defined over the two-dimensional state. It then adds the second and third cost functions to obtain the first cost function.
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Caldwell Andrew
Teig Steven
Adeli Law Group
Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Garbowski Leigh M.
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