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Computer aided design method and apparatus comprising means for automatically generating pin-to-pin interconnection lists between respective discrete electrical component circuits

  • US 4,638,442 A
  • Filed: 11/06/1984
  • Issued: 01/20/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An arrangement for generating a component interconnection list for an electrical circuit, each interconnection being in the form of a link between a first individual component pin and a second individual component pin, said arrangement comprising means for enteringa component list containing any component used,a component description of any component used inclusive of a functional pin description thereof, anda circuit interconnection description containing elements of the form of a first array of pins of a second array of named components connected to a third array of pins of a fourth array of named components, at least one array being non-unitary,wherein for any circuit interconnection description element in which both said first and said third arrays are non-unitary the first and third arrays have equal numbers of array elements, said arrangement furthermore containing library means for storing said component descriptions as standard component descriptions, processing means for processing, under program control, the circuit interconnection description and the list of components used while addressing said library means for accessing said component descriptions, and output means for after said processing outputting said component interconnection list.

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