Data processing system (800) and process (100) produce a hierarchical interconnection description of an integrated circuit design from a plurality of functional modules and a desired hierarchy. After an integrated circuit description is received (102), an interconnection structure is created (104) for...http://www.google.de/patents/US5892682?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5892682 - Method and apparatus for generating a hierarchical interconnection description of an integrated circuit design and using the description to edit the integrated circuit design
