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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Mysore Sriram, Bangalore, IN;
Praveeen Yadav, Bangalore, IN;
Philippe Aubert McComber, San Jose, CA (US);
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Seamless transitions between routing modes are provided via providing a cursor in association with a design layout; in response to receiving a follow-the-cursor (FTC) command at a first position in the design layout, create a first trace in the design layout where the cursor is displayed; in response to receiving a start command for point-to-point routing at a second position in the design layout: complete the first trace at the second position; and provide an indicator at the second position; in response to receiving an end command for point-to-point routing at a third position in the design layout: create a second trace in the design layout where the cursor is displayed; and create a third trace in the design layout, wherein the third trace is routed from the first trace to the second trace.