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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Matthew D. Affeldt, Warren, MI (US);
Christopher J. Berry, Hudson, NY (US);
Randall J. Darden, Ridgedale, MO (US);
Shyam Ramji, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Eddy St. Juste, Bridgeport, CT (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and a computer implemented method for interior pinning in a macro block of an integrated circuit are provided. The method includes receiving child level information of the macro block including at least a location of a logic leaflet, receiving parent level information including at least edge direction information for pin connection and routing resource values of each slot of the macro block at each metal layer, and selecting a pin location based on the child level information and the parent level information.