Patent ID: 8336013
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for determining an order for visiting circuit blocks of a circuit design for fixing design requirement violations, the method comprising: determining, by computer, a set of equal value segments in the circuit design based on a parameter value associated with circuit block pins, wherein circuit block pins in each equal value segment are associated with the same parameter value, wherein at least two equal value segments are associated with different parameter values, wherein parameter values indicate an amount or degree of a design requirement violation, and wherein determining the set of equal value segments comprises tracing paths through circuit block pins which are associated with the same parameter value; and determining an order for visiting circuit blocks of the circuit design for fixing design requirement violations based at least on the set of equal value segments, wherein determining the order for visiting circuit blocks includes sorting the set of equal value segments based at least on the associated parameter values.