Performance Driven Global Routing and Wiring Rule Generation for High Speed PCBs and MCMs

A new approa ch for pe r f or ma nc e -dr ive n r outi ng i n hi ghly c onge st e d hi gh s pe e d MCMs a nd PCBs i s pr e s e nt e d. Gl oba l r out i ng i s e mpl oye d t o ma na ge de l a y, s i gna l i nt e gr i t y a nd c onge s t i on s i mul t a ne ous l y. Int e r c onne c t pe r f or ma nc e pr e di c t i on mo de l s a r e ge ne r a t e d t hr ough s i mul a t i ons . The gl oba l r out i ng r e s ul t s a nd pe r f or ma nc e pr e di c t i on mo de l s a r e us e d t o ge ne r a t e bounds on t he ne t l e ngt hs whi c h c a n be us e d by a de t a i l e d r out e r t o s a t i s f y c ons t r a i nt s on i nt e r c onne c t pe r f or ma nc e .

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1995
• Where: DAC
• Authors: Sharad Mehrotra, Paul D. Franzon, Michael Steer
• Keywords: Computer Architecture, DAC 1995, Gl Oba, Ma Nc, Nd Pcbs