Multi-Objective Optimization in Physical Synthesis of Integrated Circuits - A. Papa, David; L. Markov, Igor.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part I: Introduction and Prior Art -- Timing Closure for Multi-Million-Gate Integrated Circuits -- State of the Art in Physical Synthesis -- Part II: Local Physical Synthesis and Necessary Analysis Techniques -- Buffer Insertion during Timing-Driven Placement -- Bounded Transactional Timing Analysis -- Gate Sizing During Timing-Driven Placement -- Part III: Broadening the Scope of Circuit Transformations -- Physically-Driven Logic Restructuring -- Logic Restructuring as an Aid to Physical Retiming -- Broadening the Scope of Optimization using Partitioning -- Co-Optimization of Latches and Clock Networks -- Conclusions and Future Work.
Keywords: Electronic circuits; Electronics; Microelectronics; Nanotechnology; Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Nanotechnology and Microengineering