Patent ID: 8332789

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an input from an optimization control that indicates a value along a scale, the scale indicating preference for a first parameter of an electrical design on one end of the scale and preference for a second parameter of the electrical design on the other end of the scale, wherein the value is indicative of a design tradeoff between at least an optimization for the first parameter of the electrical design and an optimization for the second parameter of the electrical design, wherein the value places an emphasis on the first parameter and an emphasis on the second parameter such that when the value on the scale is closer to the first parameter a larger emphasis is placed on the first parameter of the electrical design and when the value on the scale is closer to the second parameter a larger emphasis is placed on the second parameter of the electrical design, wherein the first parameter is one of a set of parameters including footprint, cost, efficiency, thermal value, and power, and the second parameter is one of the set of parameters other than the first parameter; and choosing, by the computing device, components for the electrical design based on the value indicated using the optimization control, the emphases affecting the components selected for the electrical design.