Title :
The TimberWolf placement and routing package
Author :
Sechen, Carl ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto
fDate :
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
TimberWolf is an integrated set of placement and routing optimization programs. The general combinatorial optimization technique known as simulated annealing is used by each program. Programs for standard cell, macro/custom cell, and gate-array placement, as well as standard cell global routing, have been developed. Experimental results on industrial circuits show that area savings over existing layout programs ranging from 15 to 62% are possible.
Keywords :
Circuit layout CAD; Integrated circuit technology; Logic CAD; Optimisation; circuit layout CAD; integrated circuit technology; logic CAD; optimisation; Ambient intelligence; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Packaging; Printed circuits; Routing; Simulated annealing; Space exploration; Standards development; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1985.1052337
