Abstract
In this paper we present an optimal and a heuristic approach to solve the binding problem which occurs in high-level synthesis of digital systems. The optimal approach is based on an integer linear programming formulation. Given that such an approach is not practical for large problems, we then derive a heuristic from the ILP formulation which produces very good solutions in order of seconds. The heuristic is based on a network flow model and also considers floorplanning during the design process to minimize the interconnection area.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-225 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1994 |