LSI Physical Design explores how algorthims can be used to create a geometric chip layout can be created from an abstract circuit design. The text emphasizes essential, fundamental techniques, ranging from hypergraph partictioning and circuit placement to timing closure.
VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure

ISBN: 904819590X
ISBN 13: 9789048195909
Authors: Andrew B. Kahng, Jens Lienig, Igor L. Markov, Jin Hu