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A method and apparatus for providing optimization parameters to an EDA logic optimizing tool. The optimization parameters for selected circuit modules within a circuit design database may be stored such that a particular optimization parameter set can be uniquely identified by a search capability of

A method and apparatus for providing optimization parameters to an EDA logic optimizing tool. The optimization parameters for selected circuit modules within a circuit design database may be stored such that a particular optimization parameter set can be uniquely identified by a search capability of a data processing system, thereby enabling the logic optimizer tool to select and access a particular optimization parameter set from a collection of optimization parameter sets. Further, the optimization parameters may be stored such that the corresponding optimization parameters can be collectively viewed by a circuit designer.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A data processing system for optimizing a circuit design stored in a circuit design database, the circuit design database including a number of circuit modules wherein the optimization of selected ones of the number of circuit modules is selectively influenced by corresponding ones

[ We claim:] [1.] A data processing system for optimizing a circuit design stored in a circuit design database, the circuit design database including a number of circuit modules wherein the optimization of selected ones of the number of circuit modules is selectively influenced by corresponding ones of a number of parameter sets, wherein said data processing system has a single interface for viewing said parameter sets, comprising:a. storing means for storing the number of parameter sets such that at least two of the number of parameter sets can be collectively viewed using the single interface; andb. viewing means for collectively viewing at least two of the number of parameter sets.