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floorplanning

floorplanning

7.2
Arranging parts on a computer chip to make it work better and keep wires short
  • noun
  • /ˈflɔːrˌplænɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : planificación de circuitos
  • During the design phase, effective floorplanning of the integrated circuit ensures optimal performance and efficient wiring.
  • floorplanning tool
  • timing-driven floorplanning
  • floorplanning placement

Examples

  • Initial floorplanning of high-performance microprocessors requires careful evaluation of several design points.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Perform the final timing-driven floorplanning to create an overlap-free floorplan.

    Academic text (1996)
  • However, there is a far greater advantage if floorplanning is done by the customer in the logic design process.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Results from these operations are fed forward to the floorplanning tool.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The advantages gained by customers using floorplanning 19-21 on their designs include the following:

    Academic text (1996)
  • Other floorplanned regions are placed according to their normal floorplanning constraints.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Standard cell floorplanning is performed somewhat differently from that for bit stacks.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Chip integrators work closely with the chip architects during the initial floorplanning stages.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Without floorplanning, estimates of capacitance for global nets can be highly inaccurate.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Chip floorplanning for the G5 CP chip was implemented as a hierarchy of three levels:

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

layout
vsfloorplanning
128 3.5

The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room

focuses specifically on arranging units to optimize chip performance and wiring
placement
vsfloorplanning
62 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

involves planning to optimize chip area performance and wiring rather than just putting items
spatial arrangement
vsfloorplanning
5.3

How things are placed in space near or far from each other

focuses on technical placement to improve electrical performance and reduce wiring

How Detailed

netlist
  • Specialized
8.2
floorplanning
  • Specialized
7.2
placement
62 3.5

Surface Forms

floorplanning singular

Morphology

floorplanning = floorplan (semi-transparent) = floor + plan + ing

The word is built from the clear idea of making a floor plan, but the chip-design sense is a specialized metaphor that is not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Floorplanning comes from the parts floor ('flat surface or level') and plan ('to arrange'). So for microchips it means arranging the parts on a chip's flat area to make the design smaller, faster, and easier to connect.