FLAIR-a knowledge-based approach to integrated circuit floorplanning

Author

Brück, Rainer ; Temme, Karl-Heinz ; Wronn, Heike

Author_Institution

Univ. Dortmund, West Germany

fYear

1988

fDate

25-27 May 1988

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

199

Abstract

FLAIR solves the floorplanning problem in two steps, namely, topology planning and geometry planning. It provides different design styles, performs explicit planning of wiring areas, and is based on flexible block realizations. Both floorplanning steps can be realized by expert systems based on blackboard architectures. Practical results have been obtained from the topology planning stage showing that artificial-intelligence-based procedures can provide more appropriate solutions to complicated floorplanning tasks than conventional floorplanning approaches. The architecture of the FLAIR system is described in detail.<>

Keywords

VLSI; circuit layout CAD; expert systems; FLAIR; artificial-intelligence-based procedures; blackboard architectures; design styles; expert systems; flexible block realizations; geometry planning; integrated circuit floorplanning; knowledge-based approach; system architecture; topology planning; wiring areas; Design automation; Design methodology; Geometry; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit modeling; Iron; Process design; Software systems; Topology; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Applications, 1988. IEEE AI '88., Proceedings of the International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Hitachi City, Japan

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIIA.1988.13292

Filename

13292