Title :
New approach for over-the-cell channel routing
Author :
Chang, Lih-Der ; Hsi, Pei-Yung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Obtaining small chip size is always an important goal in the automatic layout design of VLSI circuits. The advantages of using the routing area over the cells for interconnections to further reduce the channel width for the layout with standard cell design style is discussed. An efficient iterative algorithm for over-the-cell channel routing is presented. The execution speed of the router is significantly greater than that of previously reported units
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; network routing; VLSI circuits; automatic layout design; channel width; execution speed; interconnections; iterative algorithm; over-the-cell channel routing; router; routing area; standard cell design; Algorithm design and analysis; Heuristic algorithms; Information science; Integrated circuit interconnections; Iterative algorithms; Region 10; Routing; Testing; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '92. ''Technology Enabling Tomorrow : Computers, Communications and Automation towards the 21st Century.' 1992 IEEE Region 10 International Conference.
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0849-2
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1992.271960
