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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Viswanathan Lakshmanan, Thornton, CO (US);
Thomas R. O'brien, Windsor, CO (US);
Richard D. Blinne, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Viswanathan Lakshmanan, Thornton, CO (US);
Thomas R. O'Brien, Windsor, CO (US);
Richard D. Blinne, Fort Collins, CO (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a family of digital integrated circuit designs, where the family has a highest level design and at least one lower level design. The highest level design is first produced. Then, in a programmed computing system without user intervention, the highest level design is automatically processed to selectively remove at least one predetermined metal layer. A closest remaining overlying layer to the at least one removed metal layer is automatically mapped to a closest remaining underlying layer to the at least one removed metal layer, thereby producing the at least one lower level design.