Buffer insertion with adaptive blockage avoidance

A method, computer program product, and data processing system for inserting buffers into integrated circuit routing trees are disclosed. The present invention dynamically modifies a Steiner tree configuration as needed to derive a maximal slack solution that takes into account blockages such as tho...

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Hauptverfasser: ALPERT CHARLES JAY, QUAY STEPHEN THOMAS, GANDHAM RAMA GOPAL, HU JIANG
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method, computer program product, and data processing system for inserting buffers into integrated circuit routing trees are disclosed. The present invention dynamically modifies a Steiner tree configuration as needed to derive a maximal slack solution that takes into account blockages such as those presented by IP blocks.