Process-independent schema library

Details Process-independent schema library Process-independent schema library

2009-06-18

2011-12-20

Doan, Nghia (Department: 2825)

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Integrated circuit design processing

Logic design processing

C716S100000, C716S101000, C716S102000, C716S104000, C703S013000, C703S014000, C707S641000, C707S642000

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08082528

ABSTRACT:
Methods are provided for utilizing a process-independent schema library that contains all the devices and all the device parameters in each of various process-specific schema libraries that a user or a group of users is working with. A process-specific schematic based on a first process technology can be converted to a process-specific schematic based on a second process technology by being first converted to a process-independent schematic that is based on the process-independent schema library, which is then converted to the process-specific schematic based on the second process technology. Circuits can be also be stored as a process-independent schematic that is based on the process-independent schema library but designed using a user interface that displays process-specific devices and device parameters.

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