Patent ID: 8601412

Claim:
A method to convert an analog mixed-signal schematic design to a digital netlist comprising: using a computer to convert digital blocks within a schematic design in non-transitory storage to corresponding digital netlist modules in non-transitory storage; wherein converting at least one digital block includes producing within a corresponding digital netlist module a first identifier for a component that is shared between at least one digital block and at least one analog block within the schematic design; using a computer to convert analog blocks within the schematic design to corresponding analog netlist modules in non-transitory storage; wherein converting the at least one analog block includes producing within a corresponding analog netlist module a second identifier for the shared component; wherein the first identifier is different from the second identifier, and using a computer to convert the analog netlist modules to corresponding digital netlist modules in non-transitory storage; wherein converting the at least one analog netlist module having the second identifier includes substituting the first identifier in place of the second identifier to identify the shared component within digital netlist module that corresponds to the at least one analog netlist module.