The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
May. 13, 2002
Troy Horst Frerichs, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ryan Matthew Korzyniowski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Victoria Meier, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A clock buffer placement system and method are provided for the placement of clock buffers in a datapath stack. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system positions at least one track beside the datapath stack in a netlist, and identifies placement of clock buffers needed in the at least one track. Then, the system modifies the netlist by connecting at least one datapath macro to the clock buffers on the at least one track. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method includes positioning at least one track beside the datapath stack in a netlist, and identifying placement of clock buffers needed in the at least one track. Then, the netlist is modified by connecting at least one datapath macro to the clock buffers on the at least one track.