Constrained via minimization is the problem of reassigning wire segments of a VLSI routing so that the number of vias is minimized. In this paper, a new approach is proposed for two-layer VLSI routing. This approach is able to handle any types of routing, and allows arbitrary number of wire segments split at a via candidate
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Design Automation Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC '99. Asia and South Pacific
Date of Conference: 18-21 Jan 1999