An integrated circuit placement method is executed according to a mini-cut method to design the cell placement of an integrated circuit by setting a cut line which divides the integrated circuit into a plurality of blocks and moving the cells such that the cut size, that is, the number of nets, connecting...http://www.google.de/patents/US5579237?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5579237 - Method of designing a cell placement of an integrated circuit