arXiv:2605. 16451v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Macro placement is a pivotal stage in VLSI physical design, fundamentally determining the overall chip performance.
By Jongho Yoon, Jinsung Jeon, Seokhyeong Kang
Macro placement is a fundamental step in modern chip physical design, playing a crucial role in determining the solution quality of high-dimensional combinatorial optimization problems. Despite recent advancements in machine learning for spatial coordinate determination, the temporal dimension of placement sequencing remains largely governed by static heuristics.
arXiv:2606. 08904v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Macro placement is a fundamental step in modern chip physical design, playing a crucial role in determining the solution quality of high-dimensional combinatorial optimization problems.
By Shibing Mo, Jing Liu, Jianchu Xu, Ruilin Wu
arXiv:2606. 00228v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In semiconductor manufacturing, lithography projects circuit layouts onto silicon wafers through an optical mask.
By Yao Lai, Xuyuan Xiong, Zeyue Xue, Guojin Chen, Jing Wang, Xihui Liu, Rui Zhang, Robert Mullins, Bei Yu, Ping Luo
arXiv:2510. 23472v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Chip placement is a vital stage in modern chip design, and black-box optimization (BBO) has been applied to it for decades.
By Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Rong-Xi Tan, Xi Lin, Yunqi Shi, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian
arXiv:2608. 13790v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Macro placement significantly affects a chip's post-route performance, power, and area (PPA).
By Ruogu Chen, Jie Han