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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Reiji Segawa, Kadoma, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A layout input apparatus of the present application includes: an input section for inputting first coordinate information representing a position of a first circuit portion included in a first semiconductor integrated circuit and second coordinate information representing a position of a second circuit portion included in a second semiconductor integrated circuit. The layout input apparatus further includes a control section for performing a predetermined coordinate transformation with respect to the second coordinate information; and a storage section for storing the first coordinate information as at least a part of first layout data representing a layout of the first semiconductor integrated circuit and storing the transformed second coordinate information as at least a part of second layout data representing a layout of the second semiconductor integrated circuit.