An Automatic Layout Generator for Bipolar Analog Modules

Takao ONOYE  Akihisa YAMADA  Itthichai ARUNGSRISANGCHAI  Masakazu TANAKA  Isao SHIRAKAWA  

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences   Vol.E75-A   No.10   pp.1306-1314
Publication Date: 1992/10/25
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Print ISSN: 0916-8508
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on VLSI Design and CAD Algorithms)
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Keyword: 
layout generator,  analog curcuit,  one-dimensianal array,  block compaction,  

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Summary: 
An autonatic layout scheme dedicated to bipolar analog modules is described. A layout model is settled in such a way that the VCC/GND line is laid out on top/bottom edge of a rectangular region, within which the whole elements are placed and interconnected. According to this simple modeling, a layout scheme can be constructed of a series of the following algorithms: First clustering is executed for partitioning a given circuit into clusters, each having connections with VCC and GND lines, and then linear ordering is applied to clusters so as to be placed in a one-dimensional array. After a relative placement of circuits elements in each cluster, a block compactor is implemented by means of packing blocks in each cluster into an idle space, and then a detailed router is conducted to attain 100% interconnection. Finally a layout compactor is invoked to pack all layout patterns into a rectangle of the minimum possible area. A number of implementation results are also shown to reveal the practicability of the proposed analog module generator.