Appeal No. 1999-0007
Application 08/688,218
database. The Examiner notes that Dai teaches this feature, and
that Figure 14 thereof shows two chip place and route items for
data transformation, translation or mapping. The Examiner
contends, since Upton suggests the use of substitution of files
for different rule sets, incorporating the teachings of Dai using
two chip place and route databases into Upton, one of ordinary
skill in the art at the time the invention was made would have
found it obvious to translate and characterize from one design
process technology to another process technology environment.
This would enhance design process for different manufacturing
processes and save time and cost (answer-pages 3 and 4.)
Appellant argues that Upton fails to teach or suggest the
translation of a first routing grid dimension to a second routing
grid dimension via a place and route library and database. Any
changes needed in Upton for different design rule sets are done
via design rule variable file substitution (brief-page 13).
We agree with Appellant. Upton designs only one integrated
circuit. There is no first and second integrated circuit in
Upton. Upton selects the technology to be used and the design
rule variables corresponding thereto (column 6, lines 44-60).
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