APPROACH FOR ROUTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Patent 1131749

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EP 1 131 749 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

(21)	Application number: 99955051.0

(22)	Date of filing: 19.10.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/50

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9924/454

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0023/920 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

19.10.1998 US 104872 P
16.06.1999 US 139532 P

(71)	Applicant: Chapman, David C.
	Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Chapman, David C. Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril
	BOULT WADE TENNANT,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	APPROACH FOR ROUTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT