Title :
Area minimization of power distribution network using efficient nonlinear programming techniques
Author :
Xiaohai Wu ; Xianlong Hon ; Yici Ca ; Cheng, C.K. ; Jun Gu ; Dai, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper deals with area minimization of power distribution networks for VLSIs. A new algorithm based on efficient nonlinear programming techniques is presented to solve this problem. Experimental results prove that this algorithm has achieved the objectives of minimizing the area of power/ground networks with higher speeds.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; nonlinear programming; VLSI design; VLSIs; nonlinear programming techniques; nonlinear programming-based algorithm; power distribution network; power distribution network area minimization; power/ground networks; Circuits; Computer science; Constraint optimization; Electromigration; Power engineering and energy; Power systems; Very large scale integration; Voltage; Wire; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Aided Design, 2001. ICCAD 2001. IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7247-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.2001.968612
