A roadmap and vision for physical design

  • Authors:
  • Andrew B. Kahng

  • Affiliations:
  • UCSD CSE and ECE Depts., La Jolla, CA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2002 international symposium on Physical design
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

This invited paper offers "roadmap and vision" for physical design. The main messages are as follows. (1) The high-level roadmap for physical design is static and well-known. (2) Basic problems remain untouched by fundamental research. (3) Academia should not overemphasize back- filling and formulation over innovation and optimization. (4) The physical design field must become more mature and efficient in how it prioritizes research directions and uses its human resources. (5) The scope of physical design must expand (up to package and system, down to manufacturing interfaces, out to novel implementation technologies, etc.), even as renewed focus is placed on basic optimization technology.