• DocumentCode
    3269573
  • Title

    An advanced placement method for SoC floorplanning based on ACO algorithm

  • Author

    Luo, Rong ; Sun, Peng

  • Author_Institution
    Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    5-8 Aug. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1138
  • Lastpage
    1140
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present an advanced placement which aims at both flattening the temperature and decreasing the area in SoC floorplanning. The placement process is ingeniously converted into a quasi TSP problem and is solved by ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm. Compared to traditional algorithms based on O-tree and B*-tree optimization, our results show great improvement in calculating speed while promising satisfying accuracy.
  • Keywords
    circuit optimisation; integrated circuit layout; system-on-chip; B*-tree optimization; O-tree optimization; SoC floorplanning; advanced placement method; ant colony optimization; quasi TSP problem; system-on-chip floorplanning; Ant colony optimization; Circuit faults; Degradation; Electromigration; Logic circuits; Microcell networks; Quadratic programming; Sun; Temperature control; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • ISSN
    1548-3746
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1175-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1548-3746
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488757
  • Filename
    4488757