3D placement algorithm considering vertical channels and guided by 2D placement solution

Abstract

3D integration is a potential solution to solve complex problem caused by interconnect delay that dominates the total budgets. In this placer, we bring up a 3D placement algorithm and focus on two issues: the effect of vertical channels and the constraint that cells can not leave the plane after assigned to it. Firstly, we develop an algorithm to verify the effect of vertical channels in wire length optimization. Secondly, because of the constraint presented above the placement quality is restricted badly. We research the possibility of improving placement quality by importing an initial solution. Experiments on a set of benchmarks prove our algorithm efficient and effective.