{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2108873814","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2593069.2593133","title":"ePlace","display_name":"ePlace","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-05-27","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2108873814","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2593069.2593133","mag":"2108873814"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2593069.2593133","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2593069.2593133","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 51st Annual Design Automation Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033954140","display_name":"Jingwei Lu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5789-3522"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I36258959","display_name":"University of California, San Diego","ror":"https://ror.org/0168r3w48","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Jingwei Lu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego","[Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5066475581","display_name":"Pengwen Chen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-0552"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I162838928","display_name":"National Chung Hsing University","ror":"https://ror.org/05vn3ca78","country_code":"TW","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I162838928"]}],"countries":["TW"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pengwen Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162838928"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5001591873","display_name":"Chin-Chih Chang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-4859"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66217453","display_name":"Cadence Design Systems (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/04w8xa018","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chin-Chih Chang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cadence Design Systems, Inc"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cadence Design Systems, Inc","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032180457","display_name":"Sha Lu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-6096"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66217453","display_name":"Cadence Design Systems (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/04w8xa018","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Lu Sha","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cadence Design Systems, Inc"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cadence Design Systems, Inc","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5112826183","display_name":"Dennis J.-H. Huang","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66217453","display_name":"Cadence Design Systems (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/04w8xa018","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dennis J-.H. Huang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cadence Design Systems, Inc"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cadence Design Systems, Inc","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5113522234","display_name":"Chin-Chi Teng","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66217453","display_name":"Cadence Design Systems (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/04w8xa018","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chin-Chi Teng","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cadence Design Systems, Inc"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cadence Design Systems, Inc","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66217453"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5039615312","display_name":"Chung\u2010Kuan Cheng","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9865-8390"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I36258959","display_name":"University of California, San Diego","ror":"https://ror.org/0168r3w48","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chung-Kuan Cheng","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego","[Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":7,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5033954140"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I36258959"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":4.045,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":55,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.94539329,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11522","display_name":"VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11522","display_name":"VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11032","display_name":"VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1708","display_name":"Hardware and Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10363","display_name":"Low-power high-performance VLSI design","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6521321535110474},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simulated-annealing","display_name":"Simulated annealing","score":0.5287187695503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/macro","display_name":"Macro","score":0.522158145904541},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/backtracking","display_name":"Backtracking","score":0.5089149475097656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/benchmark","display_name":"Benchmark (surveying)","score":0.4964454770088196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/inverse","display_name":"Inverse","score":0.45413926243782043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/inverse-function","display_name":"Inverse function","score":0.44207167625427246},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.4410703480243683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/lipschitz-continuity","display_name":"Lipschitz continuity","score":0.4225919246673584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nonlinear-system","display_name":"Nonlinear system","score":0.4189332127571106},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematical-optimization","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","score":0.35324209928512573},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/applied-mathematics","display_name":"Applied mathematics","score":0.3207671046257019},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.2579191029071808},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematical-analysis","display_name":"Mathematical analysis","score":0.08529117703437805}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6521321535110474},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126980161","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863783","display_name":"Simulated annealing","level":2,"score":0.5287187695503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166955791","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629579","display_name":"Macro","level":2,"score":0.522158145904541},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156884757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q798554","display_name":"Backtracking","level":2,"score":0.5089149475097656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185798385","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161707","display_name":"Benchmark (surveying)","level":2,"score":0.4964454770088196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C207467116","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4385666","display_name":"Inverse","level":2,"score":0.45413926243782043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140528856","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191884","display_name":"Inverse function","level":3,"score":0.44207167625427246},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.4410703480243683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C22324862","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652707","display_name":"Lipschitz continuity","level":2,"score":0.4225919246673584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158622935","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660848","display_name":"Nonlinear system","level":2,"score":0.4189332127571106},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126255220","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141495","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","level":1,"score":0.35324209928512573},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28826006","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33521","display_name":"Applied mathematics","level":1,"score":0.3207671046257019},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.2579191029071808},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134306372","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7754","display_name":"Mathematical analysis","level":1,"score":0.08529117703437805},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13280743","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131089","display_name":"Geodesy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/2593069.2593133","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2593069.2593133","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 51st Annual Design Automation Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","score":0.7099999785423279}],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1969091636","https://openalex.org/W1973505932","https://openalex.org/W1978383095","https://openalex.org/W1995934454","https://openalex.org/W2002525234","https://openalex.org/W2003145440","https://openalex.org/W2041941568","https://openalex.org/W2043650083","https://openalex.org/W2043679008","https://openalex.org/W2058407220","https://openalex.org/W2080409033","https://openalex.org/W2088553275","https://openalex.org/W2098841537","https://openalex.org/W2103833707","https://openalex.org/W2117278010","https://openalex.org/W2128096722","https://openalex.org/W2129115040","https://openalex.org/W2132915653","https://openalex.org/W2135064392","https://openalex.org/W2160181657","https://openalex.org/W2171823896","https://openalex.org/W2936995161","https://openalex.org/W2964128282","https://openalex.org/W4254059538"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4294198529","https://openalex.org/W2963973933","https://openalex.org/W2427666422","https://openalex.org/W1992455539","https://openalex.org/W3013330614","https://openalex.org/W1802683367","https://openalex.org/W2376701498","https://openalex.org/W3030418996","https://openalex.org/W4289125457","https://openalex.org/W3003635427"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"ePlace":[0,106],"is":[1,34,43,55,71],"a":[2,15],"generalized":[3],"analytic":[4],"algorithm":[5],"to":[6,22,28,57,73],"handle":[7,74],"large-scale":[8],"standard-cell":[9,100],"and":[10,25,49,64,101,110,118,124,133],"mixed-size":[11,102],"placement.":[12],"We":[13],"use":[14],"novel":[16],"density":[17],"function":[18],"based":[19],"on":[20,98],"electrostatics":[21],"remove":[23],"overlap":[24],"Nesterov's":[26],"method":[27],"minimize":[29],"the":[30,37,59,95],"nonlinear":[31],"cost.":[32],"Steplength":[33],"estimated":[35],"as":[36],"inverse":[38],"of":[39,80,128],"Lipschitz":[40],"constant,":[41],"which":[42,93],"determined":[44],"by":[45,78],"our":[46,89],"dynamic":[47],"prediction":[48],"backtracking":[50],"method.":[51],"An":[52],"approximated":[53],"preconditioner":[54],"proposed":[56],"resolve":[58],"difference":[60],"between":[61],"large":[62],"macros":[63],"standard":[65,81],"cells,":[66],"while":[67,114],"an":[68],"annealing":[69],"engine":[70],"devised":[72],"macro":[75],"legalization":[76],"followed":[77],"placement":[79,90],"cells.":[82],"The":[83],"above":[84],"innovations":[85],"are":[86],"integrated":[87],"into":[88],"prototype":[91],"ePlace,":[92],"outperforms":[94],"leading-edge":[96],"placers":[97],"respective":[99],"benchmark":[103],"suites.":[104],"Specifically,":[105],"produces":[107],"2.83%,":[108],"4.59%":[109],"7.13%":[111],"shorter":[112],"wirelength":[113],"runs":[115],"3.05\u00d7,":[116],"2.84\u00d7":[117],"1.05\u00d7":[119],"faster":[120],"than":[121],"BonnPlace,":[122],"MAPLE":[123],"NTUplace3-unified":[125],"in":[126],"average":[127],"ISPD":[129,131],"2005,":[130],"2006":[132],"MMS":[134],"circuits,":[135],"respectively.":[136]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-05-06T08:25:59.206177","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}