Patent ID: 7231622

Claim:
A method for correcting crosstalk in layout designing of a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: the step of crosstalk analysis, wherein logic connection information, RC information, analytical limitation information, delay library, and crosstalk analysis library are input to perform delay calculation and timing analysis in view of delay variation due to crosstalk caused by synchronous transitions from a timing window based on the input information and the like, and crosstalk infringement information which includes wiring with crosstalk generated and timing window data are extracted; the step of searching for an empty space, wherein cell area information is input and the empty space is searched for on a wiring route adjacent to the position with the crosstalk generated which is included in the crosstalk infringement information while referring to the cell area information to extract empty space information; the step of logic synthesis of both aggressor and victim nets, wherein a candidate for crosstalk correction is extracted, in which the empty space information and the timing window data are referred to, logic of an affecting side and an affected side of the wiring nets with crosstalk generated is decomposed, synchronous in-phase transition is inverted to opposite-phase transition or opposite-phase transition to in-phase transition, and the delay variation is changed so as to keep the safe side with respect to timing limitation; the step of arranging and wiring, wherein the cell is arranged and wired based on the candidate for crosstalk correction; and the step of a second crosstalk analysis, wherein the crosstalk infringement is checked with respect to the new corrected circuit.