Title :
A hybrid multilevel/genetic approach for circuit partitioning
Author :
Alpert, Charles J. ; Hagen, Lars W. ; Kahng, Andrew B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a multilevel/genetic circuit partitioning algorithm that utilizes the Metis graph partitioning package, which had been previously applied to finite-element graphs. Our new technique produces better results than Metis alone, and also produces bipartitionings that are competitive with recent methods while using less CPU time
Keywords :
circuit layout; circuit layout CAD; genetic algorithms; graph theory; Metis graph partitioning package; circuit partitioning; hybrid multilevel/genetic algorithm; Circuits; Clustering algorithms; Computer science; Finite element methods; Genetics; Iterative methods; Packaging; Partitioning algorithms;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1996., IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3702-6
DOI :
10.1109/APCAS.1996.569275
