floorplanning
- noun
- /ˈflɔːrˌplænɪŋ/
- Specialized
- During the design phase, effective floorplanning of the integrated circuit ensures optimal performance and efficient wiring.
- floorplanning tool
- timing-driven floorplanning
- floorplanning placement
Examples
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Initial floorplanning of high-performance microprocessors requires careful evaluation of several design points.
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Perform the final timing-driven floorplanning to create an overlap-free floorplan.
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However, there is a far greater advantage if floorplanning is done by the customer in the logic design process.
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Results from these operations are fed forward to the floorplanning tool.
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The advantages gained by customers using floorplanning 19-21 on their designs include the following:
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Other floorplanned regions are placed according to their normal floorplanning constraints.
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Standard cell floorplanning is performed somewhat differently from that for bit stacks.
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Chip integrators work closely with the chip architects during the initial floorplanning stages.
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Without floorplanning, estimates of capacitance for global nets can be highly inaccurate.
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Chip floorplanning for the G5 CP chip was implemented as a hierarchy of three levels:
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Synonyms
The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room
Putting or arranging things in a particular place
How things are placed in space near or far from each other
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.