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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Kenichi Ushiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shigenori Ichinose, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kumagai, Yokohama, JP;
Takafumi Miyahara, Yokohama, JP;
Shuji Tanahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hideto Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Ushiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shigenori Ichinose, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kumagai, Yokohama, JP;
Takafumi Miyahara, Yokohama, JP;
Shuji Tanahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hideto Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A design support method executed by a computer includes: detecting a layout position of a first terminal in a cell as a first layout position from layout data including a cell of a macro which is arranged at a plurality of orientations, the first terminal being arranged at a first orientation; calculating a second layout position of a first terminal which is arranged at a second orientation which is different from the first orientation based on a variation from the first orientation to the second orientation and the first layout position; associating the second layout position with the first layout position and the layout data; and outputting an association result.