Force-Directed Partitioning Technique for 3D IC

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2013-01-25
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3D IC design is one of the challenging problems of today. 3D partitioning solutions can significantly impact manufacturability and performance of a circuit. In this work, a 3D partitioning technique is developed that reduces the number of TSVs by using force directed placement technique. A circuit is partitioned into several layers and a force directed placement problem is solved to find the optimal locations of the partitions. This partitioning solution is improved by using a proposed force-based simulated annealing technique. The proposed technique is tested on ISPD04 circuits, and shows up to 20% reduction in the number of TSVs.
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Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
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Fakheri Tabrizi, A. (2013). Force-Directed Partitioning Technique for 3D IC (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26207