International Business Machines Corporation

Amir Alon

David Goren

Michael Zelikson

Rachel Gordin

Betty Livshitz

Sherman Anatoly

Anatoly Sherman

A tool for analog and mixed signal circuits includes a unit enabling a user to identify one or more critical interconnect lines in a chip architecture and one or more selectable, predefined topologies for said critical interconnect lines. Each topology includes one or more signal wires and a current return path. A majority of the electric field lines are contained within the boundary of the topology. The invention also includes a method for designing analog and mixed signal (AMS) integrated circuits (IC), including defining a chip architecture and a floor plan, identifying one or more critical interconnect lines and selecting pre-designed transmission line topologies for the critical interconnect lines.

Topologies and methodologies for AMS integrated circuit design

An integrated circuit design kit including one or more circuit components topologies, and one or more critical interconnect lines topologies. The interconnect line topologies may be predefined. The kit may further include one or more circuit components models and one or more critical interconnect lines models.

Interconnect-aware methodology for integrated circuit design

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Ramat Tshai, Israel

Amir Alon