Title :
The coming of age of physical synthesis
Author :
Alpert, Charles J. ; Chu, Chris ; Villarrubia, Paul G.
Author_Institution :
IBM Res., Austin
Abstract :
Physical synthesis, the integration of logic synthesis with physical design information, was born in the mid to late 1990s, which means it is about to enter its teenage years. Today, physical synthesis tools are a major part of the EDA industry, accounting for hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. This work looks at how technology and design trends have affected physical synthesis over the last decade and also how physical synthesis will continue to evolve on its way to adulthood.
Keywords :
high level synthesis; logic circuits; EDA industry; logic synthesis; physical design information; physical synthesis; Circuit synthesis; Clocks; Delay; Electronic design automation and methodology; Logic design; Productivity; Signal synthesis; Technology management; Timing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 2007. ICCAD 2007. IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1381-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-3152
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.2007.4397273