Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Methods, systems, and computer program product for implementing an electronic design having embedded circuits

Abstract:

Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for implementing an electronic design having embedded circuits. These techniques identify connectivity of an electronic design that includes an embedded circuit, and the embedded circuit is located between a first actual layer and a second actual layer of the electronic design. The electronic design is then transformed, but one or more embedded circuit modules, into a transformed electronic design at least by generating one or more artificial interconnects between the embedded circuit and a plurality of metal patches. The connectivity may be re-established based at least in part upon the plurality of metal patches. The electronic design may then be implemented based at least in part upon predicted behaviors of the transformed electronic design.