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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael A. Kazda, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Frank J. Musante, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Alexander J. Suess, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Optimizing circuits having a congested placement with a timing critical placement map includes identifying critical circuit components in the placement map and determining failing circuit components in the placement map; determining 'non-critical' circuit components safe to be moved; removing selected non critical from the placement map; and optimizing the critical circuit components in a new partial placement image of said map; and reinserting the 'non -critical' circuit components back into said placement image. The optimization is performed by circuit transformation operating in congested regions of the placement image enabling cell insertion and modifications that increase cell size.