Post-layout logic restructuring for performance optimization

  • Authors:
  • Yi-Min Jiang;Angela Krstic;Kwang-Ting Cheng;Malgorzata Marek-Sadowska

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara;Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara;Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara;Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Venue:
  • DAC '97 Proceedings of the 34th annual Design Automation Conference
  • Year:
  • 1997

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Abstract

We propose a new methodology based on incrementallogic restructuring for post-layout performance improvement.The new post-layout logic restructuring techniqueallows to use accurate interconnection delays for performanceoptimization, while the incremental nature of thetechnique guarantees convergence between logic synthesisand layout. The technique can be further integrated withother post-layout optimization techniques such as gate sizingand buffer insertion. Experimental results show that thistechnique combined with post-layout buffer insertion canachieve an additional 15% improvement in performancecompared to designs produced by timing-driven logic optimizationfollowed by pre-layout buffer insertion followedby timing-driven physical design.