DocumentCode
2183242
Title
A hybrid multilevel/genetic approach for circuit partitioning
Author
Alpert, Charles J. ; Hagen, Lars W. ; Kahng, Andrew B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
18-21 Nov 1996
Firstpage
298
Lastpage
301
Abstract
We present a multilevel/genetic circuit partitioning algorithm that utilizes the Metis graph partitioning package, which had been previously applied to finite-element graphs. Our new technique produces better results than Metis alone, and also produces bipartitionings that are competitive with recent methods while using less CPU time
Keywords
circuit layout; circuit layout CAD; genetic algorithms; graph theory; Metis graph partitioning package; circuit partitioning; hybrid multilevel/genetic algorithm; Circuits; Clustering algorithms; Computer science; Finite element methods; Genetics; Iterative methods; Packaging; Partitioning algorithms;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Circuits and Systems, 1996., IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3702-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APCAS.1996.569275
Filename
569275
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