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1. A computerized method, implemented in a system of one or more processors, instruction memory and a database of circuit description netlists, for restructuring a design hierarchy of a circuit description netlist, comprising:
receiving by the one or more processors an initial circuit description netlist; creating a hierarchy model for the initial circuit description netlist; receiving from a user by the one or more processors one or more movement, group, or ungroup definitions whereby one or more circuit elements are directed to be moved, grouped, or ungrouped within the design hierarchy; planning and executing by one or more processors one or more of group, ungroup, and move operations in response to the one or more movement, group, or ungroup definitions, whereby one or more circuit elements are re-positioned in the design hierarchy, and whereby connectivity within a resultant revised circuit description netlist is automatically revised to maintain equivalent functionality to the initial circuit description netlist; and saving into the database by one or more processors the resultant revised circuit description netlist. |