Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a system for analyzing a layout related to a circuit on a semiconductor chip. The system operates by receiving a design hierarchy specifying the layout of the circuit. This design hierarchy includes a set of hierarchically organized nodes, wherein a given node in the design hierarchy specifies a geometrical feature that is comprised of lower-level geometrical features that are represented by lower-level nodes located under the given node in the design hierarchy. The system modifies the design hierarchy by, examining a set of sibling nodes that are located under a parent node in the design hierarchy in order to identify a set of interacting geometrical features between the set of sibling nodes. The system then moves the set of interacting geometrical features from the sibling nodes to the parent node, so that the interaction is visible at the parent node.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a system for analyzing a layout related to a circuit on a semiconductor chip. The system operates by receiving a design hierarchy specifying the layout of the circuit. This layout includes a set of hierarchically organized nodes, wherein a given node specifies a geometrical feature that is comprised of lower-level geometrical features that are represented by lower-level nodes located under the given node in the design hierarchy. The system operates by modifying the design hierarchy by examining a set of sibling nodes that are located under a parent node in the design hierarchy in order to identify a set of interacting geometrical features between the set of sibling nodes. Next, the system then moves the set of interacting geometrical features to a new child node under the parent node, and then performs an analysis on the modified design hierarchy.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a system for analyzing a layout related to a circuit on a semiconductor chip. The system operates by receiving a design hierarchy specifying the layout of the circuit. This layout includes a set of hierarchically organized nodes, wherein a given node specifies a geometrical feature that is comprised of lower-level geometrical features that are represented by lower-level nodes located under the given node in the design hierarchy. The system operates by modifying the design hierarchy by examining a set of sibling nodes that are located under a parent node in the design hierarchy in order to identify a set of interacting geometrical features between the set of sibling nodes. Next, the system then moves the set of interacting geometrical features to a new child node under the parent node, and then performs an analysis on the modified design hierarchy.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a system for analyzing a layout related to a circuit on a semiconductor chip. The system operates by receiving a design hierarchy specifying the layout of the circuit. This design hierarchy includes a set of hierarchically organized nodes, wherein a given node in the design hierarchy specifies a geometrical feature that is comprised of lower-level geometrical features that are represented by lower-level nodes located under the given node in the design hierarchy. The system modifies the design hierarchy by, examining a set of sibling nodes that are located under a parent node in the design hierarchy in order to identify a set of interacting geometrical features between the set of sibling nodes. The system then moves the set of interacting geometrical features from the sibling nodes to the parent node, so that the interaction is visible at the parent node.