INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SYSTEM WITH COLOR-CODED COMPONENT LOADING ESTIMATE DISPLAY

摘要

A method comprises generating a schematic of an integrated circuit (IC), the IC having a circuit component. The method also comprises searching a database having one or more configurations of the circuit component, each of the one or more configurations of the circuit component having a corresponding estimated resistance capacitance (RC) value and an assigned color scheme based on the estimated RC value. The method further comprises displaying the circuit component in the schematic as a symbol representing the circuit component, the symbol representing the circuit component being displayed having the assigned color scheme of a selected circuit component configuration. The method additionally comprises displaying a layout of the IC based on a determination that the schematic passed a design rule check, the displayed layout of the IC including the selected configuration of the circuit component, the selected configuration being displayed in the layout having the assigned color scheme.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating a schematic of an integrated circuit (IC), the IC having a circuit component; searching a database having one or more configurations of the circuit component, each of the one or more configurations of the circuit component having a corresponding estimated resistance capacitance (RC) value and an assigned color scheme based on the estimated RC value; displaying the circuit component in the schematic as a symbol representing the circuit component, the symbol representing the circuit component being displayed having the assigned color scheme of a selected configuration of the circuit component; and displaying a layout of the IC based on a determination that the schematic passed a design rule check, the displayed layout of the IC including the selected configuration of the circuit component, the selected configuration being displayed in the layout having the assigned color scheme.