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An analytic, global optimization procedure called Diffusion which was successfully applied to global macro cell placement for suppressing inter-module and module-to-chip boundary overlaps is described. The proposed Diffusion procedure, although it is so far applicable only for circuit placement, analytically decides on the parallel moves of all variables (module positions) simultaneously with a global objective. The features allowing multiple parallel moves and global judgement are very important advantages of the proposed algorithm. Its further potential applications include multi-layer placement, and placement in arbitrarily-shaped region.
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Kraus, P.V., Mlynski, D.A., Kyung, C.M. (1990). Diffusion — An Analytic Procedure Applied to Global Macro Cell Placement. In: Reusch, B. (eds) Rechnergestützter Entwurf und Architektur mikroelektronischer Systeme. Informatik—Fachberichte, vol 255. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84304-4_7
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