INTER-MODULE DATA MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR CIRCUIT SYNTHESIS

One embodiment of the present invention can be characterized as a method for designing a circuit that facilitates sharing of design parameters between separately designed modules of the circuit. The method includes receiving module information, including parameters relating to design of a module of the circuit, and storing the module information in a database. The method also includes retrieving the module information from the database, and generating automatically a constraint file from the module information. In one embodiment, this constraint file includes constraints in a format suitable for use by a synthesis tool to synthesize circuitry for the module.