Time efficient VLSI artwork analysis algorithms in GOALIE2

  • Authors:
  • Kuang-Wei Chiang;Surendra Nahar;Chi-Yuan Lo

  • Affiliations:
  • AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ;AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ;AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

  • Venue:
  • DAC '88 Proceedings of the 25th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference
  • Year:
  • 1988

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Abstract

New algorithms used in the GOALIE2 circuit extraction system, based on representing VLSI layout geometries as trapezoids, are presented in this paper. These include polygon-to-trapezoid decomposition, scanline management, and output sorting. In particular, the scanline algorithm virtually eliminates all redundant computation present in similar systems. These algorithms enable us to perform VLSI layout analysis in nearly linear time.