Paper Title - Wire Length Analysis For Unequal Sized Recursive Min-Cut Placement Using Different Net Weighting Scheme


Abstract
In this paper, different net weighting schemes are examined for a new method of min-cut partitioning for VLSI placement. Traditional min-cut placers use equal sized partitioning at each level for VLSI placement. They use either bisection or quadrisection to divide the circuit. This paper gives an introduction to a new method of partitioning called unequal sized partitioning. In this method of unequal sized min-cut partitioning the circuit is divided into unequal sized partitions at each level. This paper analyses the placement results of different net weighting schemes for unequal sized partitioning to minimize the total wire length. Firstly an introduction to unequal sized recursive partitioning and net weighting schemes are presented. Then these schemes are applied to MCNC benchmark circuits for different partition ratios ranging from 0.1 to 0.9. The results prove that all the net weighting schemes do not give optimal wire lengths for balanced partitioning. Each circuit has optimal wire length at different partition ratio for a different net weighting scheme. Finally this paper suggests the need for unequal sized partitioning which improves the wire length significantly as compared to the conventional balanced partitioning. Keywords- Hypergraph, Min-cut Algorithm, Net Weighting, Placement, Unequal Sized Partitioning.

Author - Kalimidi Yugandhar, G.V. Marutheswar

Citation - Kalimidi Yugandhar   ,   G.V. Marutheswar   ,   Kalimidi Yugandhar, G.V. Marutheswar " Wire Length Analysis For Unequal Sized Recursive Min-Cut Placement Using Different Net Weighting Scheme " , International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering , Volume-3, Issue-3  ( Mar, 2015 )

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