Patent ID: 8302052

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for implementing hotspot detection, repair, and optimization of an electronic circuit design, the method comprising: defining or identifying a criterion for a hotspot or a metric related to the hotspot of the electronic circuit design; performing initial prediction of the hotspot or the metric by using a first model; applying a correction candidate for the hotspot to the electronic circuit design based at least in part upon the initial prediction that is performed by using the first model; and determining, by using a second model, whether the hotspot is resolved or improved in view of the criterion or whether the metric related to the hotspot is improved by a result of application of the correction candidate to the electronic design that is based at least in part upon the initial prediction, wherein the act of determining whether the hotspot is resolved or improved or whether the metric is improved is performed by one or more processors, one or more processor cores, or a combination thereof.