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4.1.5 Pin Assignment<br />

Pin assignment defines the interface between the partitioned modules and the top-level design.<br />

Hence, it is mandatory that a partition is assigned all the necessary IO pins before being saved.<br />

Not only the partitions but also the top level design needs to have all IO pins defined before the<br />

partitions are saved.<br />

4.1.6 Placement<br />

During the placement phase, all standard cells in the design are placed within the core area. The<br />

placement is an entirely CAD tool dependent process which uses sophisticated CAD algorithms<br />

that determine the optimum placement of the standard cells to ensure minimum congestion while<br />

being routed. Figure 4-8 below shows an ALU module after being placed in the IBM 0.13um<br />

CMOS technology. The vertical columns on the left show the presence of vertical routing<br />

feedthroughs that were created on Metal Layer 6.<br />

Figure 4-8: Placed ALU Module<br />

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