Title :
Circuit clustering using a stochastic flow injection method
Author :
Yeh, Ching-Wei ; Cheng, Chung-Kuan ; Lin, Ting-Ting Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chung-Cheng Univ., Taiwan, China
fDate :
2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a new clustering metric, based on a random graph model and a ratio cut concept. The minimization of the proposed clustering cost can be transformed to a uniform multicommodity flow problem by adding artificial weight functions, which can be solved by a multicommodity flow-based algorithm with high complexity. We devise a probabilistic flow injection approach which drastically reduces the complexity of the flow-based algorithm. Experimental results show that this algorithm generates promising results with respect to the proposed metric
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; signal flow graphs; CAD systems; artificial weight functions; clustering metric; decomposition strategy; design hierarchy; multicommodity flow-based algorithm; random graph model; ratio cut concept; stochastic flow injection method; uniform multicommodity flow problem; Annealing; Circuits; Clustering algorithms; Costs; Crystals; Design automation; Microelectronics; Partitioning algorithms; Process design; Stochastic processes;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on