System and method for connecting components in an electronic design

• US 9,202,006 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cadence Design Systems Incorporated (Cadence Group)
• Original Assignee: Cadence Design Systems Incorporated (Cadence Group)
• Inventors: Bhattacharya, Utpal, Kohli, Vikas
• Primary Examiner(s): TAT, BINH C
• Application Number:
  US14/550,038
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 716136-139, 716100-102
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for visualization in an electronic design. The method may include providing an electronic design and receiving a selection of at least one pin associated with the electronic design at a first graphical user interface. The method may further include generating a stub for each of the selected pins at the first graphical user interface. The method may also include providing a second graphical user interface configured to allow for the assignment of a signal name to each stub. The method may include extending the stub for each of the selected pins to reach a target destination associated with the electronic design. The method may also include displaying the signal name for each stub on at least one of the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for visualization in an electronic design comprising:

providing, at a computing device, an electronic design;

receiving, via the computing device, a selection of at least one pin associated with the electronic design at a first graphical user interface;

generating, via the computing device, a stub for each of the selected pins at the first graphical user interface;

providing a second graphical user interface configured to allow for the assignment of a signal name to each stub;

extending the stub for each of the selected pins to reach a target destination associated with the electronic design; and

displaying the signal name for each stub on at least one of the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

inserting one or more bus taps at the first graphical user interface.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein extending occurs in response to user selection of at least one of the stub and a target pin associated with the target destination.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one stub is associated with a component.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

rotating the component within the first graphical user interface, wherein rotating the component includes rotating the at least one stub.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting one or more existing wire connections of the electronic design to a stub.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting a stub length of the stub based upon, at least in part, a length of the signal name.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following operations:

providing, at a computing device, an electronic design;

receiving a selection of at least one pin associated with the electronic design at a first graphical user interface;

generating a stub for each of the selected pins at the first graphical user interface;

providing a second graphical user interface configured to allow for the assignment of a signal name to each stub;

extending the stub for each of the selected pins to reach a target destination associated with the electronic design; and

displaying the signal name for each stub on at least one of the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

inserting one or more bus taps at the first graphical user interface.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein extending occurs in response to user selection of at least one of the stub and a target pin associated with the target destination.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein at least one stub is associated with a component.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

rotating the component within the first graphical user interface, wherein rotating the component includes rotating the at least one stub.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

converting one or more existing wire connections of the electronic design to a stub.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

adjusting a stub length of the stub based upon, at least in part, a length of the signal name.

15. A system for visualization in an electronic design comprising:

one or more processors configured to receive an electronic design, the one or more processors further configured to receive a selection of at least one pin associated with the electronic design at a first graphical user interface, the one or more processors further configured to generate a stub for each of the selected pins at the first graphical user interface, the one or more processors further configured to provide a second graphical user interface configured to allow for the assignment of a signal name to each stub, the one or more processors further configured to extend the stub for each of the selected pins to reach a target destination associated with the electronic design, the one or more processors further configured to display the signal name for each stub on at least one of the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

inserting one or more bus taps at the first graphical user interface.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein extending occurs in response to user selection of at least one of the stub and a target pin associated with the target destination.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one stub is associated with a component.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

rotating the component within the first graphical user interface, wherein rotating the component includes rotating the at least one stub.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

converting one or more existing wire connections of the electronic design to a stub.