Ebook: Mixed-Signal Layout Generation Concepts

Mixed-Signal Layout Generation Concepts covers important physical-design issues that exist in contemporary analog and mixed-signal design flows. Due to the increasing pressure on time-to-market, the steep increase in chip fabrication costs, and the increasing design complexity, it becomes even more challenging to produce a first-time right IC layout. The fundamental issues in creating a layout are placement and routing. Although these coupled problems have been investigated for many decades, no satisfactory automated solution has emerged yet. Fortunately, supported by modern computing power and results of new research that further improve computation efficiency, significant steps forward have been taken.

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Mixed-Signal Layout Generation Concepts covers important physical-design issues that exist in contemporary analog and mixed-signal design flows. Due to the increasing pressure on time-to-market, the steep increase in chip fabrication costs, and the increasing design complexity, it becomes even more challenging to produce a first-time right IC layout. The fundamental issues in creating a layout are placement and routing. Although these coupled problems have been investigated for many decades, no satisfactory automated solution has emerged yet. Fortunately, supported by modern computing power and results of new research that further improve computation efficiency, significant steps forward have been taken.

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Mixed-Signal Layout Generation Concepts covers important physical-design issues that exist in contemporary analog and mixed-signal design flows. Due to the increasing pressure on time-to-market, the steep increase in chip fabrication costs, and the increasing design complexity, it becomes even more challenging to produce a first-time right IC layout. The fundamental issues in creating a layout are placement and routing. Although these coupled problems have been investigated for many decades, no satisfactory automated solution has emerged yet. Fortunately, supported by modern computing power and results of new research that further improve computation efficiency, significant steps forward have been taken.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Mapping Problems in the Design Flow....Pages 7-18
Optimization Methods....Pages 19-29
Optimization Approach Based on Simulated Annealing....Pages 31-40
Efficient Algorithms and Data Structures....Pages 41-53
Placement....Pages 55-124
Routing....Pages 125-168
Dealing with Physical Phenomena: Parasitics, Crosstalk and Process Variations....Pages 169-183
Conclusions....Pages 185-187
Back Matter....Pages 189-205

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Mixed-Signal Layout Generation Concepts covers important physical-design issues that exist in contemporary analog and mixed-signal design flows. Due to the increasing pressure on time-to-market, the steep increase in chip fabrication costs, and the increasing design complexity, it becomes even more challenging to produce a first-time right IC layout. The fundamental issues in creating a layout are placement and routing. Although these coupled problems have been investigated for many decades, no satisfactory automated solution has emerged yet. Fortunately, supported by modern computing power and results of new research that further improve computation efficiency, significant steps forward have been taken.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Mapping Problems in the Design Flow....Pages 7-18
Optimization Methods....Pages 19-29
Optimization Approach Based on Simulated Annealing....Pages 31-40
Efficient Algorithms and Data Structures....Pages 41-53
Placement....Pages 55-124
Routing....Pages 125-168
Dealing with Physical Phenomena: Parasitics, Crosstalk and Process Variations....Pages 169-183
Conclusions....Pages 185-187
Back Matter....Pages 189-205
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