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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Jay Alpert, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Zhuo Li, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Wing Kai Chow, Kowloon, HK;
Wen-Hao Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Derong Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5081 (2013.01); G06F 17/5077 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for evaluating spanning trees. Embodiments may include receiving, using at least one processor, a spanning tree including one or more sinks coupled by one or more edges. Embodiments may further include receiving a user-selected floating parameter. Embodiments may also include interchanging the one or more edges of the spanning tree based upon, at least in part, the user-selected floating parameter.