PROCESSING METHOD. PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20100005438A1
• Filed: 10/10/2007
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zuken Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zuken Incorporated
• Inventors: Nakamura, Satoshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,762,927 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 716/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/12 Symbolic schematics
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2115/12 Printed circuit boards [PCB] or multi-chip modules [MCM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/30 Circuit design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/31 Design entry, e.g. editors specifically adapted for circuit design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/39 Circuit design at the physical level physical level design for reconfigurable circuits G06F30/347
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/0005 for designing circuits by computer
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/0097 Processing two or more printed circuits simultaneously, e.g. made from a common substrate, or temporarily stacked circuit boards H05K3/0052 takes precedence

Abstract

Designing operation efficiency is improved by automatically transmitting and receiving circuit-related information and layout-related information required for designing each printed board between printed boards, for designing a plurality of printed boards at the same time. In an electric information processing method in a CAD system, the printed boards are designed at the same time by transmitting and receiving the circuit design information relating to the printed boards and the layout design information relating to the printed boards between the circuits and layouts relating to the printed boards.

Claims

1. A processing method of electric information in a CAD system, wherein

design of a plurality of printed circuit boards is performed in parallel by sending and receiving design information of circuits relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards and design information of layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards between the circuits and the layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards.

15. A program for allowing a computer to execute the processing method according to claim 1.

17. A computer-readable storage medium in which the program according to claim 15 is recorded.

2. A processing method, comprising:

a first displaying step of displaying theoretical information that constitutes circuits relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

a second displaying step of displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

an arranging operation detecting step of performing detection of an arranging operation of said theoretical information to predetermined board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

a display controlling step of performing control of displaying physical information corresponding to said theoretical information on said predetermined board display information when the detection of an arranging operation is performed by said arranging operation detecting step.

3. The processing method according to claim 2, comprising:

a deleting operation detecting step of performing detection of an operation of deleting a part or all of the physical information of said plurality of board display information.

4. The processing method according to any one of claim 2, said method comprising:

a re-arranging operation detecting step of performing detection of an operation to re-arrange physical information displayed on the first board display information out of said plurality of board display information on the second board display information different from said first board display information.

5. The processing method according to any one of claim 2, said method comprising:

a changing step of changing the size of a particular board display information based on the occupancy area of physical information that is displayed on said particular board display information out of said plurality of board display information.

6. A processing method, comprising:

a displaying step of displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

a connecting operation detecting step of performing detection of an operation to connect between arbitrary board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

a display controlling step of performing control of displaying inter-board connection display information being the physical information connecting between said arbitrary board display information on said displaying step when the detection of a connecting operation is performed by said connecting operation detecting step.

7. A processing method, comprising:

a first displaying step of displaying theoretical information that constitutes circuits relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

a second displaying step of displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

an arranging operation detecting step of performing detection of an arranging operation of said theoretical information to predetermined board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

a connecting operation detecting step of performing detection of an operation to connect between arbitrary board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

a display controlling step of performing control of displaying physical information corresponding to said theoretical information on said predetermined board display information when the detection of an arranging operation is performed by said arranging operation detecting step and performing control of displaying inter-board connection display information being the physical information connecting between said arbitrary board display information on said second displaying step when the detection of a connecting operation is performed by said connecting operation detecting step.

8. A processing equipment of electric information in a CAD system, wherein

design of a plurality of printed circuit boards is performed in parallel by sending and receiving design information of circuits relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards and design information of layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards between the circuits and the layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards.

16. A program for allowing a computer to function as the processing equipment according to claim 8.

18. A computer-readable storage medium in which the program according to claim 16 is recorded.

9. A processing equipment, comprising:

first displaying means for displaying theoretical information that constitutes circuits relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

second displaying means for displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

arranging operation detecting means for performing detection of an arranging operation of said theoretical information to predetermined board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

display controlling means for performing control of displaying physical information corresponding to said theoretical information on said predetermined board display information when the detection of an arranging operation is performed by said arranging operation detecting means.

10. The processing equipment according to claim 9, comprising:

deleting operation detecting means for performing detection of an operation of deleting a part or all of the physical information of said plurality of board display information.

11. The processing equipment according to any one of claim 9, said equipment comprising:

re-arranging operation detecting means for performing detection of an operation to re-arrange physical information displayed on the first board display information out of said plurality of board display information on the second board display information different from said first board display information.

12. The processing method according to any one of claim 9, said equipment comprising:

changing means for changing the size of a particular board display information based on the occupancy area of physical information that is displayed on said particular board display information out of said plurality of board display information.

13. A processing equipment, comprising:

displaying means for displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

connecting operation detecting means for performing detection of an operation to connect between arbitrary board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

display controlling means for performing control of displaying inter-board connection display information being the physical information connecting between said arbitrary board display information on said displaying step when the detection of a connecting operation is performed by said connecting operation detecting means.

14. A processing equipment, comprising:

first displaying means for displaying theoretical information that constitutes circuits relating to a plurality of printed circuit boards;

second displaying means for displaying physical information that constitutes layouts relating to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

arranging operation detecting means for performing detection of an arranging operation of said theoretical information to predetermined board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards;

connecting operation detecting means for performing detection of an operation to connect between arbitrary board display information out of a plurality of board display information being the physical information according to said plurality of printed circuit boards; and

display controlling means for performing control of displaying physical information corresponding to said theoretical information on said predetermined board display information when the detection of an arranging operation is performed by said arranging operation detecting means and performing control of displaying inter-board connection display information being the physical information connecting between said arbitrary board display information on said second displaying means when the detection of a connecting operation is performed by said connecting operation detecting means.