Method and apparatus for computing placement costs
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1. For a placer that partitions a region of a circuit layout into a plurality of sub-regions, a method of computing placement costs, the method comprising:
- a) for a set of sub-regions, identifying a connection graph that connects the set of sub-regions, wherein the connection graph has at least one edge that is at least partially diagonal; and
b) identifying a placement cost from an attribute of the connection graph.
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Abstract
For a placer that partitions a region of a circuit layout into a plurality of sub-regions, some embodiments provide a method of computing placement costs. For a set of sub-regions, the method identifies a connection graph that connects the set of sub-regions. The connection graph has at least one edge that is at least partially diagonal. The method then identifies a placement cost from an attribute of the connection graph.
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1. For a placer that partitions a region of a circuit layout into a plurality of sub-regions, a method of computing placement costs, the method comprising:
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a) for a set of sub-regions, identifying a connection graph that connects the set of sub-regions, wherein the connection graph has at least one edge that is at least partially diagonal; and
b) identifying a placement cost from an attribute of the connection graph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. For a placer that partitions a region of a circuit layout into a plurality of sub-regions, a computer readable medium that stores a program for computing placement costs, the program comprising:
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a) a first set of instructions for identifying, for a set of sub-regions, a connection graph that connects the set of sub-regions, wherein the connection graph has at least one edge that is at least partially diagonal; and
b) a second set of instructions for identifying a placement cost from an attribute of the connection graph. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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