Satisfying whitespace requirements in top-down placement

In this invited note we outline several algorithms and features appearing in Capo 10, free open-source software for congestion-driven standard cell placement, mixed-size placement and floorplanning. Capo scales on par with industry placers and has been successfully used with a broad range of netlists. It can also satisfy lower bounds on local whitespace, using several techniques for global, detail and macro placement. Categories and Subject Descriptors J.6 [Computer-Aided Engineering]: Computer-aided design (CAD) General Terms Algorithms, Design Keywords Physical Design, Placement, Floorplanning

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ISPD
• Authors: Jarrod A. Roy, David A. Papa, Aaron N. Ng, Igor L. Markov
• Keywords: Free Open-source Software, Hardware, ISPD 2006, Mixed-size Placement, Standard Cell Placement