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Automated analysis of RTL code containing ASIC vendor rules

  • US 7,082,584 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2003
  • Issued: 07/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of automatically analyzing RTL code comprising steps of:

  • (a) receiving as input RTL code for an integrated circuit design;

    (b) selecting an RTL platform incorporating design rules for a vendor of the integrated circuit design;

    (c) displaying the design rules from the RTL platform on a graphic user interface;

    (d) selecting a number of the design rules from the graphic user interface for analyzing the RTL code;

    (e) performing an analysis in the RTL platform of the RTL code for each of the selected design rules; and

    (f) generating as output a result of the analysis for each of the selected design rules wherein step (d) further includes selecting one of a severity level and a threshold value for at least one of the selected design rules from the graphic user interface.

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