Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for designing an integrated circuit, as well as a storage medium for storing the method, whereby repeaters are laid out automatically without overlapping with existing circuit blocks. A set of layout data is input to let the repeaters fully occupy provisionally regions that are free of circuit blocks and ready to accommodate the repeaters. Another set of layout data is generated based on the input layout data to calculate locations in which to insert the repeaters within wiring patterns that fail to meet wiring delay requirements. From among the provisionally laid-out repeaters, those that are closest to the calculated positions are selected. Data about connections of the selected repeaters are added to a net list to update the latter. Data about the layout of the unselected repeaters are removed from the layout data in effect after the provisional layout.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for designing an integrated circuit as well as a storage medium for storing the method, whereby repeaters are laid out automatically without overlapping with existing circuit blocks. A set of layout data is input to let the repeaters fully occupy provisionally regions that are free of circuit blocks and ready to accommodate the repeaters Another set of layout data is generated based on the input layout data to calculate locations in which to insert the repeaters within wiring patterns that fail to meet wiring delay requirements. From among the provisionally laid-out repeaters, those that are closest to the calculated positions are selected. Data about connections of the selected repeaters are added to a net list to update the latter. Data about a layout of the unselected repeaters are removed from the layout data in effect after the provisional layout.