GENERATING INTERTWINED PSEUDO-RANDOM CIRCUIT PATHS REFERENCED TO AN AREA

Mechanisms for generating a micro node circuit path are disclosed. A first nodal list is generated that identifies a grid of macro nodes at a first resolution that is referenced to an area. The first nodal list is modified to identify a reference macro node circuit path through the grid of macro nodes. A second nodal list is generated that identifies a grid of micro nodes that is referenced to the area at a second resolution that is a greater resolution than the first resolution. The second nodal list is modified to identify at least one derived micro node circuit path that extends through a plurality of the micro nodes based on an offset with respect to the reference macro node circuit path.