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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Andreas Arp, Nufringen, DE;
Jeanne P. Bickford, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Markus Buehler, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Juergen Koehl, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Philipp Salz, Boeblingen, DE;
Andreas Arp, Nufringen, DE;
Jeanne P. Bickford, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Markus Buehler, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Juergen Koehl, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Philipp Salz, Boeblingen, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer readable medium, system and associated method is provided for designing an integrated circuit with inserted loops. The method comprises the steps of inserting a loop with tagged wire segments and/or vias in a fully routed and DCR clean integrated circuit; performing a DRC; and fixing DRC violations by removing tagged wire segments and/or vias which contribute to a violation.