International Business Machines Corporation

Jason L VanVreede

Timothy D Helvey

Matthew Roger Ellavsky

Sean T Evans

Bradley Craig White

Phillip P Normand, Ii

In an embodiment, a buffer bay is represented with a moveable object that has a location within a unit in a netlist. The location of the moveable object that represents the buffer bay is changed to a new location in the netlist if changing the location improves placement within the unit. In an embodiment, a net weight of a net that connects the moveable object to an artificial pin is considered in determining whether to change the location to the new location. In an embodiment a bounding area that encompasses the location is considered in determining whether to change the location to the new location.

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Trempealeau, WI, United States of America

Jason L VanVreede