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1999
ACM
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Optimal partitioners and end-case placers for standard-cell layout
We study alternatives to FM-based partitioning in the context of end-case processing for top-down standard-cell placement. The primary motivation is that small partitioning instan...
Andrew E. Caldwell, Andrew B. Kahng, Igor L. Marko...
ISPD
1999
ACM
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13 years 8 months ago
Partitioning with terminals: a "new" problem and new benchmarks
The presence of fixed terminals in hypergraph partitioning instances arising in top-down standard-cell placement makes such instances qualitatively different from the free hyperg...
Charles J. Alpert, Andrew E. Caldwell, Andrew B. K...