Patent ID: 8661402
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method to create an integrated circuit that includes digital and analog components comprising: displaying on a computer system display, user input to the computer system that specifies parameter information to be used in converting a signal communicated with a first analog circuit design component between a first analog domain and a digital domain; saving the user specified parameter information in non-transitory computer readable storage media within a first file that also specifies at least a portion of the first analog circuit design; providing in non-transitory computer readable media one or more connect rules that are dependent upon the parameter information; associating the first analog circuit design component with a first design block of an integrated circuit design stored in non-transitory computer readable storage medium; wherein the integrated circuit design includes a second design block coupled to the first design block; wherein the second design block is associated with a first digital circuit design component; generating a connect module and inserting the connect module between the first analog circuit design component and the digital design circuit design component, which is based upon the one or more connect rules and which has behavior that is dependent upon the user specified parameter information; saving the connect module in the integrated circuit design in non-transitory computer readable storage media.