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Verify inflated std cell area correlation between MPL and GPL

Open AcKoucher opened this issue 3 weeks ago • 0 comments
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Description

This should enlighten us about how much discrepancy may exist between MPL / GPL abstractions.

Suggested Solution

MPL wise:

  • Use the changes in #8665;
  • Skip push-to-edges post process;
  • Don't expand std cell clusters to fill empty space after annealing.

GPL wise: Use the area of bins with movable cells in order to have a rough estimation of the bloated std cell area.

Additional Context

This should be done for multiple designs.

AcKoucher avatar Oct 27 '25 17:10 AcKoucher