Patent ID: 6578174
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A circuit design platform, comprising:a computer system comprising a catalog database, said computer system accessible over a distribute electronic network, said catalog database storing component data for use in different stages of a design process; an application server run on said computer system, said application server connected to said catalog database, said application server further comprising: a search engine for searching the distributed electronic network for specific component data; a circuit integrator for placing components within an overall circuit design; a component connector for connecting components placed on the overall circuit design; a netlist generator for generating a source code netlist of an overall chip design, said source code netlist including component position and connection data; a verification source code generator for generating source code compiled and executed by a variety of logic simulators; and a network interface managed by said computer system for making and receiving requests to access said component data on other computer systems over said distributed electronic network.