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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:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Applicants:
John D. Corbeil, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael J. Saunders, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
John D. Corbeil, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael J. Saunders, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for performing design rule check (DRC) of an integrated circuit. A design layout of the integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a complex circuit. A DRC tool is used to compare a portion of the design layout with a reference layout containing an accurate implementation of the complex circuit. The portion of the design layout corresponds to the complex circuit.