One embodiment of the invention is a recursive partitioning method that places circuit elements in an IC layout. This method initially defines a number of partitioning lines that divide an IC region into several sub-regions (also called slots). For a net in the region, the method then identifies the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US20030121015?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20030121015 - Method and apparatus for measuring congestion in a partitioned region
Method and apparatus for measuring congestion in a partitioned region
Numéro de demande: 09/745,067 Numéro de publication: US 2003/0121015 A1 Date de dépôt: 19 déc. 2000 Brevet délivré: US6651233 ( Date de délivrance 18 nov. 2003)