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Research and Advances Oct 23 2024

Reevaluating Google’s Reinforcement Learning for IC Macro Placement

Crosschecked data indicates that the integrity of a 2021 paper in Nature by Mirhoseini, Goldie, et al. is substantially undermined, owing to errors in conduct, analysis, and reporting.

Architecture and Hardware

chip and circuit board in Google's color palette, illustration

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Research and Advances Jun 1 2013

SimPL: An Algorithm For Placing VLSI Circuits

VLSI placement optimizes locations of circuit components so as to reduce interconnect. We propose an algorithm for large-scale placement that outperforms prior art both in runtime and solution quality on standard benchmarks.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

SimPL: An Algorithm for Placing VLSI Circuits, illustration

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