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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Matthew R. Ellavsky, Rochester, MN (US);
Sean T. Evans, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy D. Helvey, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip P. Normand, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Jason L. Van Vreede, Trempealeau, WI (US);
Bradley C. White, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew R. Ellavsky, Rochester, MN (US);
Sean T. Evans, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy D. Helvey, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip P. Normand, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Jason L. Van Vreede, Trempealeau, WI (US);
Bradley C. White, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
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.