Abstract: A method and computer program product analyzes an integrated circuit design to identify and resolve a problematic structure characterized by multiple rule violations uses a Design Closure Knowledge Base to generate a corrective action strategy in a Design Closure Guidance Report. In one embodiment, a method includes steps of receiving as input an integrated circuit design and a set of design rules, analyzing the integrated circuit design to identify design rule violations, and generating as output a compilation of each of the design rule violations and a corresponding list of primary and secondary objects in the integrated circuit design for each of the design rule violations.

Abstract: A method of automatically analyzing RTL code includes receiving as input RTL code for an integrated circuit design. An RTL platform is selected that incorporates design rules for a vendor of the integrated circuit design. The design rules are displayed from the RTL platform on a graphic user interface. A number of the design rules are selected from the graphic user interface. An analysis is performed in the RTL platform of the RTL code for each of the selected design rules. A result of the analysis is generated as output for each of the selected design rules.

Abstract: A method of automatically analyzing RTL code includes steps for receiving as input RTL code for an integrated circuit design, selecting an RTL platform incorporating circuit design rules for a vendor of the integrated circuit design, displaying the design rules from the RTL platform on a graphic user interface, selecting a number of the design rules from the graphic user interface, performing an analysis in the RTL platform of the RTL code for each of the selected design rules, and generating as output a result of the analysis for each of the selected design rules.