16th Conference on Advanced Research in VLSI (ARVLSI'95)
An evaluation of bipartitioning techniques
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
March 27-March 29
ISBN: 0-8186-7047-9
S. Hauck, Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
G. Borriello, Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Logic partitioning is an important issue in VLSI CAD, and has been an active area of research for at least the last 25 years. Numerous approaches have been developed and many different techniques have been combined for a wide range of applications. In this paper, we examine many of the existing techniques for logic bipartitioning and present a methodology for determining the best mix of approaches. The result is a novel bipartitioning algorithm that includes both new and pre-existing techniques. Our algorithm produces results that are at least 17% better than the state-of-the-art while also being efficient in run time.
Index Terms:
logic partitioning; logic CAD; circuit CAD; VLSI; integrated circuit design; bipartitioning techniques; logic partitioning; VLSI CAD
Citation:
S. Hauck, G. Borriello, "An evaluation of bipartitioning techniques," arvlsi, pp.383, 16th Conference on Advanced Research in VLSI (ARVLSI'95), 1995