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The Electronic Design Automation Lab ( EDALab ). Po- Ya Hsu 2013/6/7. Outline. Introduction of EDALab Software introduction Floorplanning : B *-tree Floorplanner Placement: NTUPlace Global Routing: NTUgr. Research Focuses. Physical design for nanometer IC’s
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The Electronic Design Automation Lab(EDALab) Po-Ya Hsu 2013/6/7
Outline • Introduction of EDALab • Software introduction • Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner • Placement: NTUPlace • Global Routing: NTUgr
Research Focuses • Physical design for nanometer IC’s • Design for manufacturability & reliability • Low-power design methodology • Board-package-chip co-design
Research Topics • Physical Design Engines • Floorplanning, placement, routing, clock network • Manufacturability • OPC, CMP, DPT, e-beam, EUV, Process variation • Analog Layout Design • Reliability • Antenna effect • Redundant via • Thermal, ESD analysis • Power/Signal Integrity • Low power, IR drop, Crosstalk
Outline • Introduction of EDALab • Software introduction • Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner • Placement: NTUPlace • Global Routing: NTUgr
EDALAB Software Download • Download: http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm Floorplanning Placement Global Routing
Outline • Introduction of EDALab • Software introduction • Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner • Placement: NTUPlace • Global Routing: NTUgr
B*-tree Floorplanner • B*-tree representation • Simulated Annealing
B*-tree Floorplanner • Floorplanning by simulated annealing using B*-tree Packing Bounding Box Setting
Outline • Introduction of EDALab • Software introduction • Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner • Placement: NTUPlace • Global Routing: NTUgr
NTUPlace • NTUplace3: • An Analytical Placer for Large-Scale Mixed-Size Designs • Feature: • Analytical Global Placement Model
Outline • Introduction of EDALab • Software introduction • Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner • Placement: NTUPlace • Global Routing: NTUgr
NTUgr • Feature: • High-Performance Global Routing with Fast Overflow Reduction
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