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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2005
Alexandre Andreev, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrey Nikitin, Moscow, RU;
Ilya V. Neznanov, Moscow, RU;
Ranko Scepanovic, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alexandre Andreev, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrey Nikitin, Moscow, RU;
Ilya V. Neznanov, Moscow, RU;
Ranko Scepanovic, Saratoga, CA (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for receiving a list of design memories, wherein each type of design memory in the list has a name and at least one instance. A pre-placement model is associated with each named memory type in the list. The design memories in the list are mapped to an integrated circuit layout pattern, wherein at least one memory type comprises first and second instances that are mapped differently from one another. After mapping, at least one of the first and second instances is renamed to have a different name than the other. A post-placement model is then associated with each named memory type in the list, including a separate model for each renamed design memory.