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Patent drawing for Framework for hierarchical VLSI design
US 7,089,511 B2
Computing US 7,089,511 B2 Expired

Framework for hierarchical VLSI design

This invention outlines a method for designing complex computer chips by representing their structure as a network of interconnected parts. It then applies a set of predefined changes or optimizations to these parts, working from the overall design down to the smallest details. One specific way this can be done involves searching for identical patterns within the chip's structure.

Why it matters: Filed before modern computational power and advanced graph algorithms could fully realize its potential for handling the exponentially increasing complexity of chip designs. Today's computing resources make such sophisticated hierarchical design automation more feasible and necessary.

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ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedComplex software for chip design automation

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