REGISTRY FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
First Claim
1. A method for registering constraints for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) of an Integrated Circuit (IC), comprising:
- associating a constraint with values for constraint identification that identify the constraint in an IC design;
associating the constraint with values for constraint relationships that relate the constraint to at least one EDA application;
saving the constraint identification values and the constraint relationship values in a constraint registry element; and
providing an interface to a user for accessing values of the constraint registry element.
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Abstract
A method for registering constraints for EDA (Electronic Design Automation) of an IC (Integrated circuit) includes: associating a constraint with values for constraint identification that identify the constraint in an IC design; associating the constraint with values for constraint relationships that relate the constraint to at least one EDA application; saving the constraint identification values and the constraint relationship values in a constraint registry element; and providing an interface to a user for accessing values of the constraint registry element.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for registering constraints for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) of an Integrated Circuit (IC), comprising:
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associating a constraint with values for constraint identification that identify the constraint in an IC design; associating the constraint with values for constraint relationships that relate the constraint to at least one EDA application; saving the constraint identification values and the constraint relationship values in a constraint registry element; and providing an interface to a user for accessing values of the constraint registry element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for registering constraints for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) of an Integrated Circuit (IC), comprising:
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a storage unit that stores a plurality of constraint registry elements for constraints in an IC design, each constraint registry element including values for constraint identification that identify the constraint in the IC design and constraint relationships that relate the constraint to at least one EDA application; and a computer for executing computer instructions, wherein the computer includes computer instructions for providing an interface to a user for accessing values of the constraint registry elements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium that stores a computer program for registering constraints for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) of an Integrated Circuit (IC), wherein the computer program includes instructions for:
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associating a constraint with values for constraint identification that identify the constraint in an IC design; associating the constraint with values for constraint relationships that relate the constraint to at least one EDA application; saving the constraint identification values and the constraint relationship values in a constraint registry element; and providing an interface to a user for accessing values of the constraint registry element.
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