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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2003
Applicants:
James G. Monthie, Fulton, MD (US);
Frank A. Walian, Damascus, MD (US);
Samit K. Chakraborty, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
James G. Monthie, Fulton, MD (US);
Frank A. Walian, Damascus, MD (US);
Samit K. Chakraborty, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for re-using diffused cell-based IP blocks in a structured application specific integrated circuit comprising the steps of (A) implementing one or more blocks of intellectual property (IP) using a plurality of cell-based building blocks and (B) providing one or more alternative views for at least one of the one or more blocks of intellectual property.