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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Merryman, Fridley, MN (US);
Ted G. Lautzenheiser, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Michael K. Engh, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ; G06F 9/455 ; G06F 1/750 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ; G06F 9/455 ; G06F 1/750 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for selectively providing hierarchy to a circuit design. The present invention contemplates providing a number of hierarchical statements in a description of a circuit design, wherein the syntax of the hierarchical statements allows the hierarchical statements to be visible when providing a first representation of the circuit design and effectively invisible when providing a second representation of the circuit design.