ABSTRACT

The physical design flow of any project depends upon the size of the design, the technology, the number of designers, the clock frequency, and the time to do the design. As technology advances and design-styles change, physical design flows are constantly reinvented as traditional phases are removed and new ones are added to accommodate changes in

part II|1 pages

Foundations

part III|1 pages

Floorplanning

part IV|1 pages

Placement

chapter 15|22 pages

Partitioning-Based Methods

chapter 21|24 pages

Timing-Driven Placement

part V|1 pages

Net Layout and Optimization

part VI|1 pages

Routing Multiple Signal Nets

part VII|1 pages

Manufacturability and Detailed Routing

part IX|1 pages

Designing Large Global Nets

chapter 41|16 pages

Inductance Effects in Global Nets

chapter 42|16 pages

Clock Network Design: Basics

chapter 44|26 pages

Power Grid Design

part X|1 pages

Physical Design for Specialized Technologies