Cisco Technology, Inc.

Procket Networks, Inc.

Alex Tain

Eric Tosaya

A method of routing connections of an integrated circuit package having a set of top side conductors and bottom side conductors. The method includes defining at least one distribution layer within the package, and positioning a set of upper vias between the set of top side conductors and the distribution layer. A set of lower vias is positioned between the distribution layer and the set of bottom side conductors that correspond to the set of top side conductors. One or more connections on the distribution layer are routed between the set of upper vias and the set of lower vias. In this manner, the one or more top side conductors are coupled automatically with their respective one or more bottom side conductors. This process may be implemented using one or more computer modules or computer operations.

Method for automatically routing connections between top side conductors and bottom side conductors of an integrated circuit package

A method for logically connecting at least one of a plurality of top side conductors of an integrated circuit package with at least one of a plurality of bottom side conductors of the integrated circuit package. The method includes drawing a layout of the bottom side conductors, and drawing a layout of the top side conductors. One or more rings of the top side conductors are defined, and one or more rings of the bottom side conductors are defined. One or more signal sets of the top side conductors are defined, each of said signal sets contains at least two or more top side conductors. The user can select a region of top side conductors to be connected with a region of bottom side conductors, and the selected region of top side conductors is automatically connected with the selected region of bottom side conductors while maintaining the signal set relations. In this manner, the logical connection between the top and bottom side conductors of an integrated circuit package are automatically connected while maintaining the relationship between the signal sets defined by the user. A netlist can be generated of the logical connections made by the connecting operation.

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Alex Tain