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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Marvin Tom, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wei Mark Fang, Campbell, CA (US);
Srinivasan Dasasathyan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Marvin Tom, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wei Mark Fang, Campbell, CA (US);
Srinivasan Dasasathyan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of placing clock circuits in an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a circuit design to be implemented in the integrated circuit; identifying portions of the circuit design comprising clock circuits; determining an order of clock circuits to be placed based upon resource requirements of the clock circuits; and placing the portions of the circuit design comprising clock circuits in sites of the integrated circuit. A system for placing clock circuits in an integrated circuit is also disclosed.