Publications — OpenROAD

Research output

Selected publications

Flagship papers and talks that showcase OpenROAD’s progress in placement, routing, optimization, and design automation.

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2022

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Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond
A. B. Kahng, "Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond", Proc. ACM/IEEE Intl. Symp. on Physical Design, 2022, to appear. Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx) · Presentation (.mp4)
Physically Accurate Learning-based Performance Prediction of Hardware-accelerated ML Algorithms
H. Esmaeilzadeh, S. Ghodrati, A. B. Kahng, J. K. Kim, S. Kinzer, S. Kundu, R. Mahapatra, S. D. Manasi, S. S. Sapatnekar, Z. Wang and Z. Zeng, "Physically Accurate Learning-based Performance Prediction of Hardware-ac… Presentation (.pptx) · Paper (.pdf)
From Global Route to Detailed Route: ML for Fast and Accurate Wire Parasitics and Timing Prediction
V. A. Chhabria, W. Jiang, A. B. Kahng, S. S. Sapatnekar, "From Global Route to Detailed Route: ML for Fast and Accurate Wire Parasitics and Timing Prediction", Proc. ACM/IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD, 2022, to appear. Paper (.pdf)
SpecPart: A Supervised Spectral Framework for Hypergraph Partitioning Solution Improvement
I. Bustany, A. B. Kahng, Y. Koutis, B. Pramanik and Z. Wang, "SpecPart: A Supervised Spectral Framework for Hypergraph Partitioning Solution Improvement", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aid… Presentation (.pptx) · Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.mp4)
IEEE CEDA DATC: Expanding Research Foundations for IC Physical Design and ML-Enabled EDA
J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, R. Varadarajan and Z. Wang, "IEEE CEDA DATC: Expanding Research Foundations for IC Physical Design and ML-Enabled EDA", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 20… Presentation (.pptx) · Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.mp4)
A Mixed Open-Source and Proprietary EDA Commons for Education and Prototyping
A. B. Kahng, "A Mixed Open-Source and Proprietary EDA Commons for Education and Prototyping", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2022, to appear. (Invited Paper) Presentation (.pptx) · Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.mp4)

2021

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The OpenROAD Project: Unleashing Hardware Innovation
A. B. Kahng and T. Spyrou, “The OpenROAD Project: Unleashing Hardware Innovation", Proc. Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference, 2021. Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.mp4)
DATC RDF-2021: Design Flow and Beyond
J. Chen, I. H.-R. Jiang, J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, S. Kim, V. N. Kravets, Y.-L. Li, R. Varadarajan and M. Woo, “DATC RDF-2021: Design Flow and Beyond", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2… Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx) · Presentation (.mp4)
METRICS2.1 and Flow Tuning in the IEEE CEDA Robust Design Flow and OpenROAD
J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, S. Kim and R. Varadarajan, “METRICS2.1 and Flow Tuning in the IEEE CEDA Robust Design Flow and OpenROAD", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2021, pp. 1-9. (Invited Paper) Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx) · Presentation (.mp4)
Advancing Placement
A. B. Kahng, "Advancing Placement", Proc. ACM/IEEE Intl. Symp. on Physical Design, 2021, pp. 15-22. (Invited Paper) Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx) · Presentation (.mp4)
A Novel Framework for DTCO: Fast and Automatic Routability Assessment with Machine Learning for Sub-3nm Technology Options
C. Chidambaram, A. B. Kahng, M. Kim, G. Nallapati, S.C. Song and M. Woo, "A Novel Framework for DTCO: Fast and Automatic Routability Assessment with Machine Learning for Sub-3nm Technology Options", Proc. IEEE… Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx) · Presentation (.mp4)
CoRe-ECO: Concurrent Refinement of Detailed Place-and-Route for an Efficient ECO Automation
C.-K. Cheng, A. B. Kahng, I. Kang, M. Kim, D. Lee, B. Lin, D. Park and M. Woo, "CoRe-ECO: Concurrent Refinement of Detailed Place-and-Route for an Efficient ECO Automation", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Confere… Presentation (.pptx) · Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.mp4)

2020

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Open-Source EDA: If We Build It, Who Will Come?
A. B. Kahng, “Open-Source EDA: If We Build It, Who Will Come?“, Proc. IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, 2020, pp. 1-6. (Invited Paper) Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx)
DATC RDF-2020: Strengthening the Foundation for Academic Research in IC Physical Design
J. Chen, I. H.-R. Jiang, J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, V. N. Kravets, Y.-L. Li, S.-T. Lin and M. Woo, “DATC RDF-2020: Strengthening the Foundation for Academic Research in IC Physical Design", Proc. ACM/IEEE International C… Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx)

2019

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OpenROAD: Toward a Self-Driving, Open-Source Digital Layout Implementation Tool Chain
T. Ajayi, D. Blaauw, T.-B. Chan, C.-K. Cheng, V. A. Chhabria, D. K. Choo, M. Coltella, S. Dobre, R. Dreslinski, M. Fogaça, S. Hashemi, A. Hosny, A. B. Kahng, M. Kim, J. Li, Z. Liang, U. Mallappa, P. Penzes, G. Pradipta,… Paper (.pdf)
Toward an Open-Source Digital Flow: First Learnings from the OpenROAD Project
T. Ajayi, V. A. Chhabria, M. Fogaça, S. Hashemi, A. Hosny, A. B. Kahng, M. Kim, J. Lee, U. Mallappa, M. Neseem, G. Pradipta, S. Reda, M. Saligane, S. S. Sapatnekar, C. Sechen, M. Shalan, W. Swartz, L. Wang, Z. Wang, M. W… Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx)
DATC RDF-2019: Towards a Complete Academic Reference Design Flow
J. Chen, I. H.-R. Jiang, J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, V. N. Kravets, Y.-L. Li, S.-T. Lin and M. Woo, “DATC RDF-2019: Towards a Complete Academic Reference Design Flow“, Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided… Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx)
Looking Into the Mirror of Open Source
A. B. Kahng, “Looking Into the Mirror of Open Source", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2019, pp. 1-8. (Invited Paper) Paper (.pdf) · Presentation (.pptx)