Patent ID: 7665056
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating placement data of a plurality of bond fingers on an Integrated Circuit (IC) package, the method comprising: establishing an initial placement of bond fingers according to a set of clearance rules; selectively modifying in a computer processor, a portion of the initial placement of the bond fingers by adjusting the placement of selected bond fingers among the plurality of bond fingers; said adjusted placement occurring interactively and providing for positional re-configuration of each one of the selected and plurality of bond fingers; identifying other bond fingers and bond wires that conflict with the clearance rules due to the adjusted placement of the selected bond fingers; and determining placement of the plurality of bond fingers based on the clearance rules and the bond fingers and bond wires in conflict with the clearance rules, wherein the placement of the plurality of bond fingers occurs interactively and is dynamically determined along an arbitrarily defined guide path.