Comparative router performance
Connecting the nodes of an electronic circuit physical design appears deceptively simple, but difficulties arise from the constraints placed upon the manner in which the connections can be made. This work is concerned with connections made in the environment of a printed circuit board or integrated circuit substrate where practical constraints define a general connection problem which remains, as yet, unsolved. The performance of three basic routing techniques--wave front propagation, channel routing, and continuum line probing--is compared. Statistical regression techniques were used. It was found that the line probe router exhibits the best overall performance, followed by the space router, and finally the Lee router. 61 figures. (RWR)
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 7218648
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-52319
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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