Patent ID: 7301363
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A method for improving communication between logic elements in a custom integrated circuit design, comprising providing a separate conductor member between an output of a logic element and each of a plurality of logic elements for interconnecting the plurality of logic elements with the logic element; providing a separate buffer between the output of the logic element and each of the plurality of logic elements for interconnecting the plurality of logic elements with the logic element, the separate buffer being provided to reduce interaction between each of plurality of logic elements and the logic element; and interconnecting the output of the logic element and the plurality of logic elements using the provided separate conductor member and the provided separate buffer in the custom integrated circuit design, wherein the logic element and separate buffer between the output of the logic element and each of the plurality of logic elements are included in a compound cell in a library that is placed in the custom integrated circuit design, wherein a point to point connection between the cell compound and each of the plurality of logic elements is formed using the separate buffer between the output of the logic element and each of the plurality of the logic elements.