1. The EDA Laboratory The Electronic Design Automation Lab (EDALab) Po-Ya Hsu 2013/6/7

2. The EDA Laboratory Outline ․ Introduction of EDALab ․ Software introduction  Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner  Placement: NTUPlace  Global Routing: NTUgr

3. The EDA Laboratory Research Focuses ․ Physical design for nanometer IC’s ․ Design for manufacturability & reliability ․ Low-power design methodology ․ Board-package-chip co-design

4. The EDA Laboratory Physical Design Flow

5. The EDA Laboratory Research Topics ․ Physical Design Engines  Floorplanning, placement, routing, clock network ․ Manufacturability  OPC, CMP, DPT, e-beam, EUV, Process variation ․ Analog Layout Design ․ Reliability  Antenna effect  Redundant via  Thermal, ESD analysis ․ Power/Signal Integrity  Low power, IR drop, Crosstalk

6. The EDA Laboratory Outline ․ Introduction of EDALab ․ Software introduction  Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner  Placement: NTUPlace  Global Routing: NTUgr

7. The EDA Laboratory EDALAB Software Download ․ Download: http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm Floorplanning Placement Global Routing

8. The EDA Laboratory Outline ․ Introduction of EDALab ․ Software introduction  Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner  Placement: NTUPlace  Global Routing: NTUgr

9. The EDA Laboratory B*-tree Floorplanner ․ B*-tree representation ․ Simulated Annealing

10. The EDA Laboratory B*-tree Floorplanner ․ Floorplanning by simulated annealing using B*-tree Floorplanning by simulated annealing using B*-tree Bounding Box Setting Packing

11. The EDA Laboratory Outline ․ Introduction of EDALab ․ Software introduction  Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner  Placement: NTUPlace  Global Routing: NTUgr

12. The EDA Laboratory Popular Placement Flow

13. The EDA Laboratory NTUPlace ․ NTUplace3:  An Analytical Placer for Large-Scale Mixed-Size Designs ․ Feature:  Analytical Global Placement Model

14. The EDA Laboratory Example Result of NTUPlace

15. The EDA Laboratory Outline ․ Introduction of EDALab ․ Software introduction  Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner  Placement: NTUPlace  Global Routing: NTUgr

16. The EDA Laboratory Popular Routing Flow

17. The EDA Laboratory NTUgr ․ Feature:  High-Performance Global Routing with Fast Overflow Reduction

18. The EDA Laboratory Example Routing Result of NTUgr

19. The EDA Laboratory Example Routing Result

20. The EDA Laboratory Download Website ․ http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm ․ Registration is needed