Arm Limited

David William Granda

Yew Keong Chong

Andy Wangkun Chen

Gus Wai-Yan Yeung

Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr

Sriram Thyagarajan

Brian Tracy Cline

Xiaoqing Xu

Paul Christopher De Dood

Daniel J Albers

Tom Shore

Jerry Chaoyuan Wang

Thanusree Achuthan

Yanbin Jiang

Brian Douglas Ngai Lee

Emmanuel Jean Marie Olivier Pacaud

Matthieu Domonique Henri Pauly

Sylvia Xiuhui Li

A computer implemented system and method is provided for generating a layout of the cell defining a circuit component, the layout providing a layout pattern for a target process technology. The method comprises obtaining an archetype layout providing a valid layout pattern for the cell having regard to design rules of the target process technology, and receiving an input data file providing a process technology independent schematic of the circuit component for which the cell is to be generated. A schematic sizing operation is then performed on the input data file, having regard to both schematic constraints applicable to the target process technology and layout constraints derived from the archetype layout, in order to generate an output data file providing a process technology dependent schematic of the circuit component. A cell generation operation is then performed using the output data file and layout data determined from the archetype layout in order to generate the layout of the cell. Such an approach enables both the schematic and layout to be co-optimised during generation of the layout of the cell.

Computer implemented system and method for generating a layout of a cell defining a circuit component

A computer implemented system and method is provided for generating a layout of the cell defining a circuit component, the layout providing a layout pattern for a target process technology. The method comprises obtaining an archetype layout providing a valid layout pattern for the cell having regard to design rules of the target process technology, and receiving an input data file providing a process technology independent schematic of the circuit component for which the cell is to be generated. A schematic sizing operation is then performed on the input data file, having regard to both schematic constraints applicable to the target process technology and layout constraints derived from the archetype layout, in order to generate an output data file providing a process technology dependent schematic of the circuit component. A cell generation operation is then performed using the output data file and layout data determined from the archetype layout in order to generate the layout of the cell. Such an approach enables both the schematic and layout to be co-optimized during generation of the layout of the cell.

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David William Granda