• DocumentCode
    1955346
  • Title

    A new algorithm for topological routing and via minimization

  • Author

    Xiong Xiao-Ming

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    7-10 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    410
  • Lastpage
    413
  • Abstract
    A topological method for two-layer routing of printed circuit boards and VLSI chips is presented. The primary criterion is via minimization. Multiterminal nets and multiple wires are allowing to intersect at any via. After topological routing, the via minimization problem is then formulated as a (0, 1) linear programming problem and solved. The time and space complexities of the algorithm are O(n/sup 2/) and O(n+k), respectively, where n is the number of terminals in the routing region and k is the total number of cross points and via candidates.<>
  • Keywords
    circuit layout CAD; integer programming; linear programming; minimisation; network topology; (0, 1) linear programming problem; VLSI chips; algorithm space complexity; algorithm time complexity; cross points; intersection; multiple wires; multiterminal nets; printed circuit boards; terminals; topological routing; two-layer routing; via minimization; Minimization methods; Niobium; Routing; Terminology; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer-Aided Design, 1988. ICCAD-88. Digest of Technical Papers., IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Clara, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-0869-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCAD.1988.122539
  • Filename
    122539