Method and apparatus for computing capacity of a region for...

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2006-07-18

2006-07-18

Whitmore, Stacy A. (Department: 2825)

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design

C716S030000

Reexamination Certificate

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07080342

ABSTRACT:
For a router that allows routing in at least one non-Manhattan direction, some embodiments of the invention provide a method of computing a capacity for non-Manhattan routing in a region. The method identifies a polygon about the region, where the polygon has at least one side that is not aligned with either Manhattan direction. It then identifies a set of potential obstacles within the polygon. The method then calculates the capacity of the region for non-Manhattan routing, based on the identified set of potential obstacles.

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