Patent Document ID: 7966595
Application ID: 11838187
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for approximately placing an object of interest in an electronic circuit design, comprising: using a computer system which comprises at least one processor and is programmed for performing: determining a potential area for the object of interest to be placed; creating a first pool comprising at least one possible refinement operation for the object of interest; evaluating the at least one possible refinement operation according to a first criterion; determining a statistical distribution for a plurality of locations that include a location in the electronic circuit design; and performing the at least one refinement operation for the potential area based at least in part upon a second criterion, in which the at least one refinement operation comprises at least one approximate placement for the object of interest, wherein the at least one approximate placement for the object of interest corresponds to a likelihood of the location that the location is covered by the object of interest in a final placement of the object of interest in the electronic circuit design.