Method, apparatus and computer product to organize data on a display and facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for organizing data on a display to facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design having a plurality of electrical functions, said method comprising:
- segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in a first of said plurality of regions, information associated with a netlist as a plurality of cell names, with said cell names being listed in a listing sequence and corresponding to said plurality of electrical functions;
displaying in a second of said plurality of regions, a plurality of virtual buttons, a subgroup of which operates to commence testing of parameters of a set of said plurality of electrical functions, with the electrical functions included in said set being associated with a group of said plurality of cell names; and
identifying, among said plurality of cell names, cell names affiliated with said group.
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Abstract
Provided is a method, apparatus and computer product to organize data on a display to facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design of an integrated circuit undergoing development. The invention includes segmenting the display into a plurality of regions. Displayed in a first of the plurality of regions is information associated with a netlist that is stored on the server. The information includes a plurality of cell names displayed on the client terminal that correspond to a plurality of electrical functions included in the integrated circuit design. In a second of the plurality of regions, a plurality of virtual buttons is displayed. A subset of the virtual buttons operates to cause the client terminal/server to test the electrical functions, of the integrated circuit design, that are associated with the test group.
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1. A computer implemented method for organizing data on a display to facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design having a plurality of electrical functions, said method comprising:
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segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in a first of said plurality of regions, information associated with a netlist as a plurality of cell names, with said cell names being listed in a listing sequence and corresponding to said plurality of electrical functions;
displaying in a second of said plurality of regions, a plurality of virtual buttons, a subgroup of which operates to commence testing of parameters of a set of said plurality of electrical functions, with the electrical functions included in said set being associated with a group of said plurality of cell names; and
identifying, among said plurality of cell names, cell names affiliated with said group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer network to organize data on a display to facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design having a plurality of electrical functions, said network comprising:
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a server storing a netlist;
a client terminal in data communication with said server, said client terminal having a display segmented into a plurality of regions, with information, associated with said netlist, being displayed in a first of said plurality of plurality of regions as a plurality of cell names, said cell names being ordered in a listing sequence and corresponding to a plurality of electrical functions, and a plurality of virtual buttons being displayed in a second of said plurality of regions, a subset of which operate to commence testing of parameters of a set of said plurality of electrical functions, the electrical functions included in said set being associated with a group of said plurality of cell names, said plurality of cell names affiliated with said group having a visually perceivable identifier associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer product having a computer readable medium that contains a program to control a server and a client terminal over a network said client terminal having a display to facilitate testing of an integrated circuit design having a plurality of electrical functions, said computer product comprising:
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computer code to segment said display into a plurality of regions;
computer code to display, in a first of said plurality of regions, information associated with a netlist as a plurality of cell names, with said cell names being listed in a listing sequence and corresponding to said plurality of electrical functions;
computer code to display, in a second of said plurality of regions, a plurality of virtual buttons, a subgroup of which operates to commence testing of parameters of a set of said plurality of electrical functions, with the electrical functions included in said set being associated with a group of said plurality of cell names; and
computer code to identify, among said plurality of cell names associated with said group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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