Kunzler Bean & Adamson
Smart placement, visualization and optimization methodology for component placement and planning
A child component ID module identifies child components connected to a parent component in response to selection of the parent component for placement on a PCB. The child components identified from component connections of a logic design. A child placement module places the child components around the parent component after placement of the parent component, where each child component is placed in compliance with constraints of the child components. A constraint highlight module identifies, on a PCB layout, an allowable area for component placement and prohibited areas for non-placement after selection of the component. The component is a parent component or a child component identified from component connections of a logic design of an electronic circuit design. The apparatus includes a constraint de-highlight module that removes identification on the PCB layout of the allowable area and the one or more prohibited areas in response to placement of the component.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G G G G G G
G06F G06F G06F G06F G06F G06F
inventional additional inventional additional inventional additional
Julio A. Michael A. Diana D. David L.
Maldonado Christo Zurovetz Green