Title :
TSUNAMI: an integrated timing-driven place and route research platform
Author :
Alexandre, Christophe ; Clément, Hugo ; Chaput, Jean-Paul ; Sroka, Marek ; Masson, Christian ; Escassut, Rémy
Author_Institution :
LIP6/ASIM Lab., Univ. Paris V1, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an experimental integrated platform for the research, development and evaluation of new VLSI back-end algorithms and design flows. Interconnect scaling to nanometer processes presents many difficult challenges to CAD flows. Academic research on back-end mostly focuses on specific algorithmic issues separately. However one key issue to address also is the cooperation of multiple algorithmic tools. TSUNAMI, our platform, is based on an integrated C++ database around which all tools consistently interact and collaborate. Above this platform a fixed die standard cell timing-driven placement and global routing flow has been developed.
Keywords :
C++ language; VLSI; circuit layout CAD; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit layout; nanoelectronics; network routing; timing; CAD flows; TSUNAMI integrated timing-driven place and route research platform; VLSI back-end algorithms; VLSI design flows; back-end algorithmic issues; fixed die standard cell timing-driven placement; global routing flow; integrated C++ database; interconnect scaling; multiple algorithmic tool cooperation; nanometer processes; tool collaboration; tool interaction; Algorithm design and analysis; Design automation; Engines; Hurricanes; Object oriented databases; Silicon; Spatial databases; Timing; Tsunami; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation and Test in Europe, 2005. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2288-2
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2005.317
