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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Steven Perry, High Wycombe, GB;
Gregor Nixon, Bicester, GB;
Ziad Abu-lebdeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Alasdair Scott, High Wycombe, GB;
Philippe Marti, High Wycombe, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Perry, High Wycombe, GB;
Gregor Nixon, Bicester, GB;
Ziad Abu-Lebdeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Alasdair Scott, High Wycombe, GB;
Philippe Marti, High Wycombe, GB;
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for designing a system on a programmable logic device (PLD) includes translating a timing requirement of the system into a geographical constraint. Resources on the PLD are fitted onto locations on the PLD in response to the geographical constraint.