Abstract: A switch box approach to routing interconnects during the design of an integrated circuit (IC). Processing circuitry (e.g., via an automation tool) may determine a manner in which to interconnect functional blocks of the IC. The signal routes that interconnect the functional blocks can become complicated to comply with design rules for latency, crosstalk, etc. The processing circuitry may divide channels between functional blocks into multiple interconnection blocks, called channel blocks. In this way, the channel blocks may be considered as another block type (e.g., interconnection block) that the processing circuitry can leverage for routing signals between functional blocks.

Abstract: A switch box approach to routing interconnects during the design of an integrated circuit (IC). Processing circuitry (e.g., via an automation tool) may determine a manner in which to interconnect functional blocks of the IC. The signal routes that interconnect the functional blocks can become complicated to comply with design rules for latency, crosstalk, etc. The processing circuitry may divide channels between functional blocks into multiple interconnection blocks, called channel blocks. In this way, the channel blocks may be considered as another block type (e.g., interconnection block) that the processing circuitry can leverage for routing signals between functional blocks.