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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Kai-Ping Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Wencai Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Deepak Sherlekar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiaolin Yuan, Shanghai, CN;
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes generating a first bitmap for a cell. The first bitmap is indicative of mapping constraints of the cell. The method also includes generating a second bitmap for a PSC filler cell. The second bitmap is indicative of the mapping constraints of the PSC filler cell. The method also includes a bitwise logical operation between a portion of the first bitmap and a respective portion of the second bitmap and determining a compatibility between the cell and the PSC filler cell based on at least a result of the bitwise logical operation.