Brinsmead, Mark D.Kendall, John2008-02-262008-02-261988-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/1880/45547This paper describes and proves correct an algorithm for the initial placement of input and output ports around the border and interior of a VLSI leaf cell in a symbolic-layout design environment, given a set of constraints on the relative position of ports. This algorithm is used in the Stanley [Brinsmead 88] automated layout system, currently under development at the University of Calgary.EngComputer Scienceunknown1988-312-2410.11575/PRISM/30868