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Tightly Linking 3D Via Allocation Towards Routing Optimization for Monolithic 3D ICs

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Monolithic 3D (M3D) is a revolutionary technology for high-density and high-performance chip design in the post-Moore era. However, it suffers from considerable thermal confinement due to the transistor stacking and insulating materials between the layers. As a way of reducing power, thereby mitigating the thermal problem, we propose a comprehensive physical design methodology that incorporates two new important items, one is blockage aware MIV (monolithic inter-tier via) placement and the other is 3D net ordering for routing, intending to optimize wire length. Precisely, we propose a three-step approach: (1) retrieving the MIV region candidates for each 3D net, (2) fine-tuning placement to secure MIV spots in the presence of blockages, and (3) performing M3D routing with net ordering to consider the fine-tuned placement result. We implement the proposed M3D design flow by utilizing commercial 2D IC EDA tools while providing seamless optimization for cross-tier connections. In the meantime, our experiments confirm that proposed M3D design flow saves wire length per cross-tier net by up to 41.42%, which corresponds to 7.68% less total net switching power, equivalently 36.79% lower energy-delay-product over the conventional state-of-the-art M3D design flow.

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  • (2024)Comprehensive Physical Design Flow Incorporating 3-D Connections for Monolithic 3-D ICsIEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems10.1109/TCAD.2024.335760043:7(1944-1956)Online publication date: Jul-2024

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ISLPED '22: Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design
August 2022
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ISBN:9781450393546
DOI:10.1145/3531437
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  • Institute of Information and communications Technology Planning and Evaluation
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  • Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd
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