One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that creates a layout of a circuit by placing gates at specific locations in a circuit design based upon drive strengths and wireloads of gates in the circuit. The system operates on a gate-level description of the circuit, which includes a specification...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6732342?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6732342 - Placing gates in an integrated circuit based upon drive strength
Placing gates in an integrated circuit based upon drive strength