Title :
LEOPARD: a Logical Effort-based fanout OPtimizer for ARea and Delay
Author :
Rezvani, P. ; Ajami, A.H. ; Pedram, M. ; Savoj, H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present LEOPARD, a fanout optimization algorithm based on the effort delay model for near-continuous size buffer libraries. Our algorithm minimizes area under required timing and input capacitance constraints by finding the tree topology and assigning different gains to each buffer to minimize the total buffer area. Experimental results show that the new algorithm achieves significant buffer area improvement compared to previous approaches.
Keywords :
buffer circuits; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; delays; trees (mathematics); LEOPARD; area minimization; buffer libraries; effort delay model; experimental results; fanout optimization algorithm; input capacitance constraints; timing; tree topology; Application specific integrated circuits; Capacitance; Constraint optimization; Design automation; Inverters; Libraries; Optimization methods; Propagation delay; Timing; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 1999 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5832-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1999.810704
