Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing evolving information in generating a physical design with custom connectivity using force models and design space decomposition

• US 9,141,743 B1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cadence Design Systems Incorporated (Cadence Group)
• Original Assignee: Cadence Design Systems Incorporated (Cadence Group)
• Inventors: McCracken, Thaddeus C., Jarosz, Joseph P.
• Primary Examiner(s): DO, THUAN V
• Application Number:
  US13/842,791
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 716/132
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/39 Circuit design at the physical level physical level design for reconfigurable circuits G06F30/347
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/392 Floor-planning or layout, e.g. partitioning or placement

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufactures for providing evolving information in generating a physical design with custom conductivity using force models and design space decomposition by first presenting a layout area in an interface. The interface then displays the evolution of the physical design in the interface to reflect temporal states of the physical design during generation of the physical design after the system receives an input for the physical design and a request for creating the physical design.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for providing evolving information in generating a physical design with custom conductivity using force models and design space decomposition, comprising:

at least one processor performing a process, the process comprising;

presenting a physical design area of an electronic design in an interface;

identifying or receiving an input for a physical design of the electronic design;

identifying or receiving a request for creating the physical design of the electronic design; and

displaying an evolution of the physical design in the interface to reflect temporal states of the physical design during generation of the physical design using the force models.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a pause instruction to pause the generation of the physical design; and

pausing the generation of the physical design in response to the pause instruction.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a resume instruction to resume paused generation of the physical design; and

resuming the generation of the physical design in response to the resume instruction.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a rewind instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a prior time point or state; and

restoring at least the physical design to a prior state corresponding to the prior time point or state in response to the rewind instruction.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a fast forward instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a later time point or state; and

restoring at least the physical design to a later state corresponding to the later time point or state in response to the fast forward instruction.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving an input for modifying the electronic design or the generation of the physical design during the generation of the physical design; and

capturing the input for the generation of the physical design without exiting, terminating, or completing the generation of the physical design.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, in which the process further comprises:

displaying an in-situ response of the physical design to the input during the generation of the physical design.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

displaying context-based response in the interface based at least in part upon a user'"'"'s manipulation of the electronic design or of the interface, wherein the process displays an animated illustration of the physical design in substantially real-time in a normal order or in a reverse order.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a control instruction for manipulating one or more force models, a decomposition process, or conductivity information during the generation of the physical design; and

displaying an in-situ response of the physical design to the control instruction during the generation of the physical design.

10. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing thereupon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor or at least one processor core, causes the at least one processor or the at least one processor core to perform a method for providing evolving information in generating a physical design with custom conductivity using force models and design space decomposition, the method comprising:

at least one processor performing a process, the process comprising;

presenting a physical design area of an electronic design in an interface;

identifying or receiving an input for a physical design of the electronic design;

identifying or receiving a request for creating the physical design of the electronic design; and

displaying an evolution of the physical design in the interface to reflect temporal states of the physical design during generation of the physical design using the force models.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a pause instruction to pause the generation of the physical design;

pausing the generation of the physical design in response to the pause instruction;

identifying or receiving a resume instruction to resume paused generation of the physical design; and

resuming the generation of the physical design in response to the resume instruction.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a rewind instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a prior time point or state; and

restoring at least the physical design to a prior state corresponding to the prior time point or state in response to the rewind instruction.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a fast forward instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a later time point or state; and

restoring at least the physical design to a later state corresponding to the later time point or state in response to the fast forward instruction.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving an input for modifying the electronic design or the generation of the physical design during the generation of the physical design;

capturing the input for the generation of the physical design without exiting, terminating, or completing the generation of the physical design; and

displaying an in-situ response of the physical design to the input during the generation of the physical design.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

displaying context-based response in the interface based at least in part upon a user'"'"'s manipulation of the electronic design or of the interface, wherein the process displays an animated illustration of the physical design in substantially real-time in a normal order or in a reverse order.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 10, in which the process further comprises:

identifying or receiving a control instruction for manipulating one or more force models, a decomposition process, or conductivity information during the generation of the physical design; and

displaying an in-situ response of the physical design to the control instruction during the generation of the physical design.

17. A system for providing evolving information in generating a physical design with custom conductivity using force models and design space decomposition, comprising:

a computing system that comprises at least one processor having at least one core and is to;

present a physical design area of an electronic design in an interface;

identify or receive an input for a physical design of the electronic design;

identify or receiving a request for creating the physical design of the electronic design; and

display an evolution of the physical design in the interface to reflect temporal states of the physical design during generation of the physical design using the force models.

18. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

identify or receive a pause instruction to pause the generation of the physical design;

pause the generation of the physical design in response to the pause instruction;

identify or receive a resume instruction to resume paused generation of the physical design; and

resume the generation of the physical design in response to the resume instruction.

19. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

identify or receive a rewind instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a prior time point or state; and

restore at least the physical design to a prior state corresponding to the prior time point or state in response to the rewind instruction.

20. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

identify or receive a fast forward instruction to rewind the generation of the physical design to a later time point or state; and

restore at least the physical design to a later state corresponding to the later time point or state in response to the fast forward instruction.

21. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

identify or receive an input for modifying the electronic design or the generation of the physical design during the generation of the physical design;

capture the input for the generation of the physical design without exiting, terminating, or completing the generation of the physical design; and

display an in-situ response of the physical design to the input during the generation of the physical design.

22. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

display context-based response in the interface based at least in part upon a user'"'"'s manipulation of the electronic design or of the interface, wherein the process displays an animated illustration of the physical design in substantially real-time in a normal order or in a reverse order.

23. The system of claim 17, in which the computing system is further to:

identify or receive a control instruction for manipulating one or more force models, a decomposition process, or conductivity information during the generation of the physical design; and

display an in-situ response of the physical design to the control instruction during the generation of the physical design.