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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Christopher J. Berry, Hudson, NY (US);
Michael A. Bowen, Wallkill, NY (US);
Michael R. Scheuermann, Katonah, NY (US);
Michael H. Wood, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher J. Berry, Hudson, NY (US);
Michael A. Bowen, Wallkill, NY (US);
Michael R. Scheuermann, Katonah, NY (US);
Michael H. Wood, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for pre-wiring through multiple levels of metal using flues includes steps of: receiving information comprising flue geometries and flue properties; producing multiple routing patterns of a design for the flues; identifying macro instance terminals to be pre-wired in the design; selecting at least one of the routing patterns for the macro instance terminals in the design to avoid blockage; and instantiating the design such that the flues can be manipulated as vias.