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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
James C. Parker, Zionsville, PA (US);
Vishwas M. Rao, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Lalita M. Satapathy, Bangalore, IN;
Todd M. Tope, Milpitas, CA (US);
James C. Parker, Zionsville, PA (US);
Vishwas M. Rao, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Lalita M. Satapathy, Bangalore, IN;
Todd M. Tope, Milpitas, CA (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of designing an IC and an apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: (1) creating a functional circuit for a functional block of an IC design, (2) verifying said functional circuit satisfies a rule-set for said IC design, wherein said rule-set is context-based with respect to said design flow, (3) synthesizing a logical circuit based on the functional circuit; (4) verifying the logical circuit satisfies the rule set; (5) implementing a physical layout of the logical circuit; and (6) verifying the physical layout satisfies the rule set, wherein each step of the method is carried out by at least one EDA tool.