Context projection and wire editing in augmented media

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11741278-B2
Application number	US-202217567225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2022
Priority date	Jan 3, 2022
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

Embodiments are for using design context projection and wire editing in augmented media. Responsive to receiving an indication of an error in a design for an integrated circuit (IC), a localized area is extracted encompassing the error in the design. Augmented reality media of the localized area of the design is generated with a guide pattern, the localized area including objects. The augmented reality media of the localized area is caused to be presented in a three-dimensional (3D) projection on an augmented reality device for a user. Responsive to receiving at least one modification to the augmented media in the 3D projection, the design for the IC is updated with the modifications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
responsive to receiving an indication of an error in a design for an integrated circuit (IC), extracting a localized area encompassing the error in the design;
generating augmented reality media of the localized area of the design with a guide pattern, the localized area comprising objects;
causing the augmented reality media of the localized area to be presented in a three-dimensional (3D) projection on an augmented reality device for a user, the guide pattern comprising a first track pattern that is determined to match a first type of the objects in the 3D projection, the first track pattern being different from a second track pattern matching a second type of the objects; and
responsive to receiving at least one modification to the augmented reality media in the 3D projection, updating the design for the IC with the at least one modification.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the guide pattern is incorporated in the 3D projection of the augmented reality media, the guide pattern providing the first track pattern for modifying the first type of the objects in the localized area, the first track pattern being superimposed on the objects in the localized area of the design in the 3D projection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the objects comprise one or more routing layers.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the objects in the localized area comprise one or more metal layers, the at least one modification comprising an update to the one or more metal layers.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a size of the localized area is adjusted according to a type of the error in the design.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the augmented reality media of the localized area of the design comprises selectively converting the objects into a 3D format, the objects being selected based on a type of the error.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the design for the IC with the at least one modification fixes the error in the design.

8. A system comprising:
a memory having computer readable instructions; and
one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
responsive to receiving an indication of an error in a design for an integrated circuit (IC), extracting a localized area encompassing the error in the design;
generating augmented reality media of the localized area of the design with a guide pattern, the localized area comprising objects;
causing the augmented reality media of the localized area to be presented in a three-dimensional (3D) projection on an augmented reality device for a user, the guide pattern comprising a first track pattern that is determined to match a first type of the objects in the 3D projection, the first track pattern being different from a second track pattern matching a second type of the objects; and
responsive to receiving at least one modification to the augmented reality media in the 3D projection, updating the design for the IC with the at least one modification.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the guide pattern is incorporated in the 3D projection of the augmented reality media, the guide pattern providing a the first track pattern for modifying the first type of the objects in the localized area, the first track pattern being superimposed on the objects in the localized area of the design in the 3D projection.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the objects comprise one or more routing layers.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the objects in the localized area comprise one or more metal layers, the at least one modification comprising an update to the one or more metal layers.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein a size of the localized area is adjusted according to a type of the error in the design.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein generating the augmented reality media of the localized area of the design comprises selectively converting the objects into a 3D format, the objects being selected based on a type of the error.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein updating the design for the IC with the at least one modification fixes the error in the design.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
responsive to receiving an indication of an error in a design for an integrated circuit (IC), extracting a localized area encompassing the error in the design;
generating augmented reality media of the localized area of the design with a guide pattern, the localized area comprising objects;
causing the augmented reality media of the localized area to be presented in a three-dimensional (3D) projection on an augmented reality device for a user, the guide pattern comprising a first track pattern that is determined to match a first type of the objects in the 3D projection, the first track pattern being different from a second track pattern matching a second type of the objects; and
responsive to receiving at least one modification to the augmented reality media in the 3D projection, updating the design for the IC with the at least one modification.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the guide pattern is incorporated in the 3D projection of the augmented reality media, the guide pattern providing the first track pattern for modifying the first type of the objects in the localized area, the first track pattern being superimposed on the objects in the localized area of the design in the 3D projection.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the objects comprise one or more routing layers.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the objects in the localized area comprise one or more metal layers, the at least one modification comprising an update to the one or more metal layers.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein a size of the localized area is adjusted according to a type of the error in the design.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein generating the augmented reality media of the localized area of the design comprises selectively converting the objects into a 3D format, the objects being selected based on a type of the error.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Pandey Diwesh
• Ghosh Subarna
• Gupta Prashansha

Classifications

• G06F30/31 Primary

  Design entry, e.g. editors specifically adapted for circuit design · CPC title

• G06F30/394 Primary

  Routing (G06F30/396 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title

• G06F2111/18

  using virtual or augmented reality · CPC title

• G06F30/398

  Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM] (optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes G03F1/36) · CPC title