Method and system to facilitate review of schematics for an electronic design
Disclosed is an improved approach to identify and visualize relevant changes that are made between an earlier schematic and an updated schematic. Both the old schematic and the updated schematic are presented into separate interface windows in conjunction with the layout design. Any changes between the schematics that are pertinent to the electronic design can be highlighted within the interface windows to permit the layout designer to properly appreciate any changes that are relevant to the layout.
1. A computer implemented method implemented with a processor, the method comprising:
generating a user interface having a first portion for a first version of a schematic for an electronic design, a second portion for a second version of a schematic for the electronic design, and a third portion for a layout for the electronic design;
performing a layout versus schematic (LVS) analysis between the layout and the second version of the schematic for the electronic design;
receiving a selection that corresponds to a changed element identified by the LVS analysis; and
selectively highlighting the changed element in at least one of a first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic or a second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
2. The method of claim 1 , in which the first version of the schematic corresponds to a first configuration rule for a symbol in the schematic and the second version of the schematic corresponds to a second configuration rule for the symbol, wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule before performing the LVS analysis.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule to associate the symbol with a sub-schematic.
4. The method of claim 1 , in which a first processing entity implements the first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic and a second processing entity implements the second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the layout corresponds to the first version of the schematic, and both the first schematic view and the second schematic view are tied to the layout.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a list interface is displayed that visually presents the changed element in the list interface.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the changed element is identified in the list interface based at least upon operation of LVS (layout versus schematic) processing, and the list interface identifies at least one of an un-bound marker or an un-generated marker.
8. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
generating a user interface having a first portion for a first version of a schematic for an electronic design, a second portion for a second version of a schematic for the electronic design, and a third portion for a layout for the electronic design;
performing a layout versus schematic (LVS) analysis between the layout and the second version of the schematic for the electronic design;
receiving a selection that corresponds to a changed element identified by the LVS analysis; and
selectively highlighting the changed element in at least one of a first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic or a second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 , in which the first version of the schematic corresponds to a first configuration rule for a symbol in the schematic and the second version of the schematic corresponds to a second configuration rule for the symbol, wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule before performing the LVS analysis.
10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule to associate the symbol with a sub-schematic.
11. The computer program product of claim 8 , in which a first processing entity implements the first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic and a second processing entity implements the second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the layout corresponds to the first version of the schematic, and both the first schematic view and the second schematic view are tied to the layout.
13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein a list interface is displayed that visually presents the changed element in the list interface.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the changed element is identified in the list interface based at least upon operation of LVS (layout versus schematic) processing, and the list interface identifies at least one of an un-bound marker or an un-generated marker.
15. A system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory for holding programmable code; and
wherein the programmable code includes instructions for generating a user interface having a first portion for a first version of a schematic for an electronic design, a second portion for a second version of a schematic for the electronic design, and a third portion for a layout for the electronic design; performing a layout versus schematic (LVS) analysis between the layout and the second version of the schematic for the electronic design;
receiving a selection that corresponds to a changed element identified by the LVS analysis; and selectively highlighting the changed element in at least one of a first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic or a second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
16. The system of claim 15 , in which the first version of the schematic corresponds to a first configuration rule for a symbol in the schematic and the second version of the schematic corresponds to a second configuration rule for the symbol, wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule before performing the LVS analysis.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the symbol is resolved according to the second configuration rule to associate the symbol with a sub-schematic.
18. The system of claim 15 , in which a first processing entity implements the first schematic view that displays the first version of the schematic and a second processing entity implements the second schematic view that displays the second version of the schematic.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the layout corresponds to the first version of the schematic, and both the first schematic view and the second schematic view are tied to the layout.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein a list interface is displayed that visually presents the changed element in the list interface.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the changed element is identified in the list interface based at least upon operation of LVS (layout versus schematic) processing, and the list interface identifies at least one of an un-bound marker or an un-generated marker.