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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventor:

Richard Edward Serton, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 115/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 2115/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

Provided are embodiments for a computer-implemented method for routing standard cells of an integrated circuit. Embodiments include obtaining a layout of a plurality of standard cells for routing, and determining existing output connections for each of the plurality of standard cells. Embodiments can also include generating a representation for the layout removing the existing output connections for each of the plurality of standard cells; and providing the representation of the layout to an autorouter. Also provided are embodiments for a system and computer program product for routing standard cells of an integrated circuit.


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