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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5068 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 17/5072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for enabling the display and movement of a boundary box of an instance master inclusive of specific predetermined geometric figures, including master pins, master halo and master boundary edges, is provided. The system and method provides for improved utilization of computer resources and enables users of the present invention to be able to drag and use instance master in their designs more efficiently and rapidly.