Title :
Energy model based macrocell placement for wirelength minimization
Author :
Alupoaei, Stelian ; Katkoori, Srinivas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new iterative approach that models the wirelength minimization problem as a minimum (potential) energy problem. The cell energy is the sum of the net energy (analogous to the spring elastic energy) and the overlap potential energy (analogous to the gravitational potential energy). Energy-based model is shown to be superior to the force-directed model.
Keywords :
VLSI; cellular arrays; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit layout; VLSI; cell energy; energy model; force directed model; gravitational potential energy; integrated circuit layout; macrocell placement; minimum energy problem; minimum potential problem; overlap potential energy; spring elastic energy; wirelength minimization; Macrocell networks; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Design, 2004. Proceedings. 17th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2072-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICVD.2004.1261010
