Title :
ABLE: AMD Backplane for Layout Engines
Author :
Wan, Kenneth W. ; Gidwani, Roshan A.
Author_Institution :
CAD Technology and Systems, Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA
Abstract :
A common backplane environment for commercial/academic placement and routing engines (ABLE) is presented. ABLE allows users to access various placement and routing engines through a common user interface. Possible schemes of integrating foreign tools into ABLE are discussed. A triple layers methodology for placement and routing of mixed macro blocks and standard cells at the same level of physical hierarchy, using several layout tools available under ABLE, is presented.
Keywords :
Backplanes; Costs; Design automation; Engines; Integrated circuit layout; Postal services; Process design; Production; Routing; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation, 1993. 30th Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-89791-577-1
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1993.204009
