Patent ID: 8122415
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of making an integrated circuit, comprising: specifying a first modular tile having a rectangular shape, wherein the first modular tile performs a first function, and wherein the first modular tile has a first bond pad adaptable to be connected to a package of the integrated circuit or to a printed circuit board; specifying a second modular tile having a second shape, wherein the second shape is a polygon having all substantially right angles, wherein the second shape is a contiguous arrangement of an integer multiple of the rectangular shape, wherein the second modular tile performs a second function, and wherein the second modular tile has a second bond pad adaptable to be connected to the package of the integrated circuit or to the printed circuit board; and generating a physical layout of the integrated circuit such that an end application of the integrated circuit is operational when the first function and the second function are performed regardless of which edge of the first modular tile is placed adjacent to any edge of the second modular tile, wherein each of the first modular tile and the second modular tile has a standardized set of connectors disposed on at least two of its edges such that a first set of connectors on an edge of the first modular tile aligns with a second set of connectors on an edge of the second modular tile, and wherein the first modular tile communicates with the second modular tile regardless of which edge of the first modular tile is placed adjacent to any edge of the second modular tile.