QUALITY OF RESULTS SYSTEM

• US 20150261906A1
• Filed: 03/11/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synopsys Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Synopsys Incorporated
• Inventors: Ramachandran, Aditya
• Granted Patent: US 9,672,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4188 characterised by CIM planning or realisation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45031 Manufacturing semiconductor wafers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/30 Circuit design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/398 Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM] optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes G03F1/36
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

Method and System for determining a next task in an Electronic Design Automation Flow, computer system and computer program product. One or more parsers configurable to identify one or more associated pre-defined data characteristics may be executed by a processor on a task output. Selected values obtained from the parser execution may be used to make a decision about the appropriate next action to be performed in the EDA flow. Selected values may provide suggestions or decisions about the appropriate next action to be performed in the EDA flow. Input for an associated task in the EDA flow may be suggested by the selected result values.

Claims

1. A parser apparatus for use in an electronic design automation design flow, the parser apparatus stored in a computer readable storage device, the parser apparatus comprising:

a parser configurable to identify a pre-defined data characteristic in a task output; and

a processor configurable to execute the parser upon receipt of the task output,

wherein selected result values obtained from the parser execution are used to make a decision about a next action to be performed in the design flow.

2. The parser apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is part of a task in the design flow.

3. The parser apparatus of claim 1, the parser apparatus further comprising:

a second parser configurable to identify a second pre-defined data characteristic in the task output; and

the processor further configurable to execute the second parser,

wherein second selected result values obtained from the second parser execution are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

4. The parser apparatus of claim 1, where the selected result values comprise one or more of a summary of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic and a subset of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic.

5. The parser apparatus of claim 1, the parser apparatus further comprising:

a second parser configurable to identify a second pre-defined data characteristic in a second task output; and

the processor further configurable to execute the second parser, wherein second selected result values obtained from the second parser execution are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

6. The parser apparatus of claim 5, wherein the task output and the second task output are generated by the same task in the design flow.

7. The parser apparatus of claim 5, wherein the task output and the second task output are generated by different tasks in the design flow.

8. A method for determining a next action in an electronic design automation design flow, the method comprising:

identifying a parser configurable to parse a task output upon receipt of the task output;

obtaining a pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the task output; and

executing the parser on the task output to parse selected result values from the task output relevant to the pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the selected result values are used to make a decision about a next action to be performed in the design flow.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

executing a task in the design flow, wherein the executing the task comprises the executing the parser.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

identifying a second parser configurable to parse the task output upon receipt of the task output;

obtaining a second pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the task output; and

executing the second parser on the task output to parse second selected result values from the task output relevant to the second pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the second selected result values are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

11. The method of claim 8, where the selected result values comprise one or more of a summary of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic and a subset of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

identifying a second parser configurable to parse a second task output upon receipt of the second task output;

obtaining a second pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the second task output; and

executing the second parser on the second task output to parse second selected result values from the second task output relevant to the second pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the second selected result values are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the task output and the second task output are generated by the same task in the design flow.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the task output and the second task output are generated by different tasks in the design flow.

15. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which, when executed by a digital processing system, cause said system to perform a method for determining a next action in an electronic design automation design flow, the method comprising:

identifying a parser configurable to parse a task output upon receipt of the task output;

obtaining a pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the task output; and

executing the parser on the task output to parse selected result values from the task output relevant to the pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the selected result values are used to make a decision about a next action to be performed in the design flow.

16. The medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

executing a task in the design flow, wherein the executing the task comprises the executing the parser.

17. The medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

identifying a second parser configurable to parse the task output upon receipt of the task output;

obtaining a second pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the task output; and

executing the second parser on the task output to parse second selected result values from the task output relevant to the second pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the second selected result values are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

18. The medium of claim 15, where the selected result values comprise one or more of a summary of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic and a subset of data within the task output meeting the pre-defined data characteristic.

19. The medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

identifying a second parser configurable to parse a second task output upon receipt of the second task output;

obtaining a second pre-defined data characteristic relevant to data contained within the second task output; and

executing the second parser on the second task output to parse second selected result values from the second task output relevant to the second pre-defined data characteristic,

wherein the second selected result values are also used to make the decision about the next action to be performed in the design flow.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the task output and the second task output are generated by different tasks in the design flow.