DESIGN RULE MANAGEMENT METHOD, DESIGN RULE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, RULE CONSTRUCTION DEVICE AND RULE CHECK DEVICE

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recognize a design rule described as a different design rule though it is actually the same design rule as the same design rule, in a design rule different in each business system. PSOLUTION: The design rule specifying a component shape is acquired from the business system such as a CAD system 401, it is converted into data of a hierarchical node format, relation strength that is a degree of relation between the design rule converted into the data of the hierarchical node format and another node is calculated, the relation strength between the design rule and the design rule described in a different form though it is a similar design rule is set to a maximum value, and the relation strength and the design rule are associated and are stored in an integration rule DB (Data Base) 300. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT