Accelerated Optimization with IC Compiler II

Interconnect delay dominates modern designs as wire resistivity grows exponentially with each node, forcing buffer counts above 25% of total cells and creating convergence challenges during physical optimization. This white paper explains how analytical physical synthesis addresses timing, power, and routability simultaneously through global-scale optimization and concurrent clock-data path convergence—eliminating the "ping-pong" effect of sequential optimization passes.

What You'll Learn:

• Optimize timing convergence using analytical physical synthesis that works on logic-level slices across the timing graph for globally optimal solutions
• Accelerate design closure through concurrent pre-route flows that integrate placement, clock tree synthesis, and ICG-driven optimization in unified stages
• Eliminate routing surprises by integrating Zroute's global router during optimization to accurately model congestion and wire delay in fragmented floorplans
• Reduce runtime and memory through natively multi-threaded datamodel architecture with compact library representation and cross-flow timing analysis
• Achieve predictable convergence with concurrent clock and data optimization that addresses timing, power, area, and electrical requirements simultaneously