Capo: robust and scalable open-source min-cut floorplacer

In this invited note we describe Capo, an open-source software tool for cell placement, mixed-size placement and floorplanning with emphasis on routability. Capo is among the fastest academic placers and scales to millions of movable objects. This note surveys the overall structure of Capo, discusses recent improvements and describes ongoing research. Categories and Subject Descriptors J.6 [Computer-Aided Engineering]: Computer-aided design (CAD) General Terms Algorithms, Design Keywords Physical Design, Placement, Floorplanning

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ISPD
• Authors: Jarrod A. Roy, David A. Papa, Saurabh N. Adya, Hayward H. Chan, Aaron N. Ng, James F. Lu, Igor L. Markov
• Keywords: Cell Placement, Fastest Academic Placers, Hardware, ISPD 2005, Open-source Software Tool