DocumentCode
1555764
Title
Consideration of thermal constraints during multichip module placement
Author
Carothers, J.D.
Volume
33
Issue
12
fYear
1997
fDate
6/5/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1043
Lastpage
1045
Abstract
A multichip module placement algorithm which handles heat distribution as well as traditional placement objectives is presented. The algorithm uses a combined quad-partitioning genetic search, and simulated annealing technique. Experimental results show improvements in the min-cut and simulated annealing algorithms, in terms of net length, while satisfying the heat distribution constraints
Keywords
circuit layout CAD; genetic algorithms; integrated circuit layout; multichip modules; simulated annealing; temperature distribution; MPH algorithm; heat distribution; min-cut; multichip module placement; net length; quad-partitioning genetic search; simulated annealing; thermal constraint;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19970675
Filename
588428
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