Patent ID: 6473891
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for pre-wiring a grid of connection points from an input terminal so as to control skew, said method comprising:constructing a pattern of diamond-shaped rings, each of the diamond-shaped rings including an inner diamond, an outer diamond and all space between the inner diamond and the outer diamond, wherein the diamond-shaped rings are arranged such that each point within a specified area is included within at least one diamond-shaped ring; identifying a center point for each of the diamond-shaped rings and designating each center point as a connection point; and routing a connection between the input terminal and each of plural of the connection points, wherein the pattern comprises an arrangement of diamond-shaped rings such that the center points for the diamond-shaped rings are arranged in a grid, equally spaced in a horizontal direction and equally spaced in a vertical direction.