A novel global placement process and associated computer software are provided for global placement of functional cells of an integrated circuit design. The global placement process is recursive and timing driven. Functional cells are placed according to how that placement is likely to influence signal...http://www.google.de/patents/US6415426?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6415426 - Dynamic weighting and/or target zone analysis in timing driven placement of cells of an integrated circuit design
