Circuit connection information generation through circuit analysis and component replacement
First Claim
1. A circuit connection information generating device comprising:
- first read means for reading first associated circuit information associated with one of first circuit connection information and second circuit connection information, said first circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from layout pattern data, said second circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from a circuit drawing;
second read means for reading second associated circuit information associated with the other of said first circuit connection information and said second circuit connection information; and
circuit connection information generating means for adding element information containing parasitic elements and connection information thereof to said second circuit connection information to automatically generate third circuit connection information on the basis of said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information by detecting a correspondence between said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information, and replacing said first associated circuit information with corresponding second circuit information when the correspondence is detected.
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Abstract
A circuit connection information generating device for generating circuit connection information which correctly reflects circuit connection information provided from a circuit drawing and which contains parasitic elements is disclosed. A node/element name converting means (4) replaces the name of a component to be converted which is specified by first circuit connection information (D11) with the name of an element and node specified by second circuit connection information on the basis of a corresponding relation of the component to be converted when the corresponding relation is indicated in a node/element name correspondence table (D1) and replaces the name of the component to be converted with a name sequentially given from an unused name list (NL) when the corresponding relation is not indicated in the node/element name correspondence table (D1), to provide third circuit connection information (D13) on the basis of the node/element name correspondence table (D1), the first circuit connection information (D11), and the unused name list (NL).
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17 Claims
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1. A circuit connection information generating device comprising:
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first read means for reading first associated circuit information associated with one of first circuit connection information and second circuit connection information, said first circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from layout pattern data, said second circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from a circuit drawing; second read means for reading second associated circuit information associated with the other of said first circuit connection information and said second circuit connection information; and circuit connection information generating means for adding element information containing parasitic elements and connection information thereof to said second circuit connection information to automatically generate third circuit connection information on the basis of said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information by detecting a correspondence between said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information, and replacing said first associated circuit information with corresponding second circuit information when the correspondence is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of generating circuit connection information, comprising the steps of:
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(a) reading first associated circuit information associated with one of first circuit connection information and second circuit connection information, said first circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from layout pattern data, said second circuit connection information specifying elements and element connections provided from a circuit drawing; (b) reading second associated circuit information associated with the other of said first circuit connection information and said second circuit connection information; and (c) adding element information containing parasitic elements and connection information thereof to said second circuit connection information to automatically generate third circuit connection information on the basis of said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information by detecting a correspondence between said first associated circuit information and said second associated circuit information, and replacing said first associated circuit information with corresponding second circuit information when the correspondence is detected. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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