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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Steven Perry, High Wycombe, GB;
Gregor Nixon, Bicester, GB;
Alasdair Scott, High Wycombe, GB;
Philippe Marti, High Wycombe, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Perry, High Wycombe, GB;
Gregor Nixon, Bicester, GB;
Alasdair Scott, High Wycombe, GB;
Philippe Marti, High Wycombe, GB;
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for designing a system on a PLD is disclosed according to a first embodiment of the present invention. A logic design is optimized. Logic circuits from the logic design are mapped to resources on the PLD. At least some of the resources are fitted onto locations on the PLD by utilizing a user-specified procedure.