Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Method of reconstruction of post-layout design for graphical display

Abstract:

A method of reconstructing an emulated circuit layout for graphical display includes receiving a pre-layout circuit including one or more devices and one or more nodes. The method includes generating a Detailed Standard Parasitic Format (DPSF) netlist representing a post-layout circuit. The DPSF netlist includes a plurality of instances representing the one or more devices, the one or more nodes, and one or more parasitic elements not included in the pre-layout circuit. The method includes identifying at least one node of the one or more nodes that is associated with the one or more parasitic elements. The method includes updating the DPSF netlist to associate the one or more parasitic elements with the at least one node. The method includes constructing graphical representation of the post-layout circuit based on the updated DPSF netlist. The method includes causing a display device to display the graphical representation.