Patent ID: 6564364
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for implementing a user interface for performing physical design operations on an integrated circuit netlist, comprising the steps of:a) accessing an input file containing identifications of a plurality of blocks of cells of said integrated circuit netlist, each block representing circuit components to be realized in physical form; b) parsing the input file to identify elements within the netlist matching corresponding elements within a first library file; c) identifying at least one element within the netlist wherein the at least one element does not have a corresponding element within the first library file; d) storing a modifiable element corresponding to the at least one element within a second library file; e) identifying a subsequent occurrence of the at least one element within the netlist and matching the subsequent occurrence to the modifiable element in the second library file; f) completing the parsing of the input file of the integrated circuit netlist wherein each element comprising the input file matching corresponding elements in the first library or the second library; and g) completing a build of the integrated circuit netlist based on the parsed input file and specifications stored in the first library or the second library, wherein one modifiable element is a RAM (random access memory) having a plurality of storage elements, wherein the RAM is extended with new connections to the plurality of storage elements.