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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Fong-yuan Chang, Chu-Dong Township, TW;
Wei-shun Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-hsiung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsian-ho Chang, Miao-Li, TW;
Ruey-shi Rau, Taipei, TW;
Fong-Yuan Chang, Chu-Dong Township, TW;
Wei-Shun Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsian-Ho Chang, Miao-Li, TW;
Ruey-Shi Rau, Taipei, TW;
Synopsys Taiwan Co., Ltd, Chupei, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Multiple level spine routing is disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a specification of a net comprising a set of pins, a first wire for routing the net is generated, the set of pins comprising the net is partitioned into one or more groups based at least in part on a cost function, a second wire that connects to the first wire is generated for each group of the net, and a third wire that connects each pin to the second wire of its group is generated for each pin of each group of the net.