Inventor
GANLEY JOSEPH L
US22 patents
Patents
22 patentsUS6516455B1Feb 4, 2003
Partitioning placement method using diagonal cutlines
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC127 citations99
US6687893B2Feb 3, 2004
Method and apparatus for pre-computing routes for multiple wiring models
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC44 citations96
US6671864B2Dec 30, 2003
Method and apparatus for using a diagonal line to measure an attribute of a bounding box of a net
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC39 citations96
US6651233B2Nov 18, 2003
Method and apparatus for measuring congestion in a partitioned region
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC37 citations96
US7398498B2Jul 8, 2008
Method and apparatus for storing routes for groups of related net configurations
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC19 citations92
US7024650B2Apr 4, 2006
Method and apparatus for considering diagonal wiring in placement
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC19 citations92
US6910198B2Jun 21, 2005
Method and apparatus for pre-computing and using placement costs within a partitioned region for multiple wiring models
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC12 citations92
US6802049B2Oct 5, 2004
Method and apparatus for computing placement costs by calculating bend values of connection graphs that model interconnect line topologies
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC17 citations92
US6678872B2Jan 13, 2004
Method and apparatus for using a diagonal line to measure congestion in a region of an integrated-circuit layout
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC17 citations92
US6907593B2Jun 14, 2005
Method and apparatus for pre-computing attributes of routes
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC12 citations84
US6826737B2Nov 30, 2004
Recursive partitioning placement method and apparatus
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC12 citations82
US7143382B2Nov 28, 2006
Method and apparatus for storing routes
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US7100137B2Aug 29, 2006
Method and apparatus for quantifying the quality of placement configurations in a partitioned region of an integrated circuit layout
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC7 citations74
US7089523B2Aug 8, 2006
Method and apparatus for using connection graphs with potential diagonal edges to model interconnect topologies during placement
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC9 citations74
US7080336B2Jul 18, 2006
Method and apparatus for computing placement costs
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC10 citations74
US7055120B2May 30, 2006
Method and apparatus for placing circuit modules
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC9 citations74
US6988256B2Jan 17, 2006
Method and apparatus for pre-computing and using multiple placement cost attributes to quantify the quality of a placement configuration within a partitioned region
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US6904580B2Jun 7, 2005
Method and apparatus for pre-computing placement costs
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC7 citations74
US6848091B2Jan 25, 2005
Partitioning placement method and apparatus
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC11 citations74
US6795958B2Sep 21, 2004
Method and apparatus for generating routes for groups of related node configurations
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC9 citations74
US6161078ADec 12, 2000
Efficient method for solving systems of discrete rotation and reflection constraints
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC10 citations74
US7139994B2Nov 21, 2006
Method and apparatus for pre-computing routes
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC5 citations72