Stockmeyer Algorithm � Determine optimal orientation of the blocks � Internal nodes in the slicing tree: top-H-bottom, left-V-right � lower-left corner of the block → lower-left corner of its room � Block dimension: (2,4), (1,3), (3,3), (3,5), (3,2), (5,3), (1,2), (2,4) Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (1/7)
Bottom-up Tree Traversal Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (2/7)
Bottom-up Tree Traversal (cont) Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (3/7)
Top Node Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (4/7)
Top-down Tree Traversal Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (5/7)
Top-down Tree Traversal (cont) Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (6/7)
Final Floorplan � 4 blocks are rotated � Area reduced from 15 × 12 to 13 × 9 Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Stockmeyer Algorithm (7/7)
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