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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Laura R. Darden, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Scott W. Gould, South Burlington, VT (US);
Patrick M. Ryan, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Steven J. Urish, Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for modifying power rails of an integrated circuit having improved wireability. This is accomplished by initially generating a power railing design of the integrated circuit into a three-dimensional rail based model. Next, analysis of the design is performed as to placement of the power rails in relation to neighboring elements that affects a predefined wireability. Finally, modification of a segment of each power rail that affects wireability is performed so that required power supply to the neighboring elements (e.g., pins, rails etc.) remains unaffected.