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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Applicants:
Ncku Research and Development Foundation, Tainan, TW;
Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan, TW;
Inventors:
Chia-Min Lin, Tainan, TW;
You-Lun Deng, Tainan, TW;
Assignees:
NCKU Research and Development Foundation, Tainan, TW;
Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 7/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A simulated-evolution-based macro refinement method includes evaluating a score of each placed macro cell to be refined; generating a random number; determining whether the score satisfies a predetermined condition; placing the macro cell into a queue if the score associated with the macro cell satisfies the predetermined condition; and sorting and placing macro cells of the queue according to scores of the macro cells in the queue.