VLSI Physical Design Automation

3 Hours

Examine algorithms and methodologies in circuit partitioning, floorplanning, global placement, detailed placement, global routing, detailed routing, clock tree routing, and power and ground routing. Explore new trends in physical design. Only one of the following may be counted: Electrical and Computer Engineering 382M (Topic 22), Electrical Engineering 382M (Topic 22), 382V (Topic: VLSI Physical Design Automatn).