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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Dimitris K. Fotakis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Milan F. Jukl, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dimitris K. Fotakis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Milan F. Jukl, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Athena Design Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for routing in the design of integrated circuits (ICs) to simplify the routing task. The method includes dividing a given IC design into a limited number of non-overlapping tiles, and then routing all tiles in parallel, each tile being independently routed by a standard router. Thereafter, routed tiles are assembled to form a routing solution for the entire IC. Details of exemplary methods are disclosed.