The IBM POWER8™ processor is a 649-mm, 4.2-billion transistor, high-frequency
microprocessor fabricated in the IBM 22-nm silicon on insulator (SOI) technology with …

In designing the IBM z14 microprocessor chipset, we discarded many of our previous
assumptions and processes in favor of newer, more radical approaches. These new …

The design complexity of modern high performance processors calls for innovative design
methodologies for achieving time-to-market goals. New design techniques are also needed …

In this paper, we present a novel algorithm for latch placement, LatchPlanner which enables
a placement engine to deliver high quality placement for datapath-oriented design. Datapath …

In accordance with the present method and system for improving integrated circuit layout, a
local process modification is calculated from simulated process response variables at a set …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system to perform physical synthesis in a chip design
process using hierarchical wire-pin co-optimization are described. The method includes …

In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for soft hierarchy-based
synthesis for large-scale, high-performance circuits. One embodiment of a method for …

A datapath extraction tool uses machine-learning models to selectively classify clusters of
cells in an integrated circuit design as either datapath logic or non-datapath logic based on …

Boundary timing in the design of an integrated circuit is facilitated by designating a Subset of
boundary latches in the circuit, and applying placement constraints to the boundary latches …

Generating a layout of an integrated circuit chip area from a description of an integrated
circuit (IC). The description includes a register-transfer-level (RTL) design. The RTL design …