US Patent 7461366 Usage of a buildcode to specify layout characteristics

Patent 7461366 was granted and assigned to Intersil on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

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Intersil

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74613660

Patent Inventor Names

Stephen J. Gaul0

Date of Patent

December 2, 2008

Patent Application Number

112841490

Date Filed

November 21, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

Jack Chiang

Patent abstract

A method for laying out custom integrated circuits includes the steps of preliminarily laying out a custom integrated circuit using a plurality of libraried standardized programmed cells (p-cells). Buildcode representations are then assigned for each of a plurality of circuit components and features thereof to realize customization of at least a portion of the plurality of p-cells. A final layout of the custom integrated circuit is then generated using the buildcode representations.