Method and apparatus for contemporaneously compiling an electron

Details Method and apparatus for contemporaneously compiling an electron Method and apparatus for contemporaneously compiling an electron

1997-10-27

2000-06-27

Lintz, Paul R.

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design

716 3, 717 6, G06F 1750

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are various techniques for deploying multiple processing resources, operating in parallel, to compile electronic designs. The disclosed methods identify "compilation tasks" that can be performed in isolation from the remainder of a large "compilation project." When one of these stand alone compilation tasks is identified, it can be temporarily segregated and performed by one or more processors which are not working on other tasks. Simultaneously, the remainder of the project compiles under one or more other processors. One class of severable compilation projects includes those projects that contain multiple full compilation tasks, each of which involves compiling a single design from start to finish. Another class of divisible compilation projects includes those projects in which the logical hierarchy of an electronic design provides the boundaries between isolated compilation tasks. Yet another class of divisible compilation projects are projects in which the tasks are divided out based upon an architecture of a target hardware device.

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