Maxlinear: AI-driven macro placement with expert-designer quality, at a fraction of the time

Hand placing macros has long been a part of the flow that is time consuming, iterative and requires designer expertise on any given project. Aprisa’s AI-driven macro placement technology aims to reduce the effort spent by the designers, while producing results in a fraction of the time, and delivering same or better PPA as achieved by expert designers without pushing the challenges downstream. This presentation describes this new methodology and how the results and runtime compare to the traditional methodology of hand-placing the macros. It also discusses the benefits of using Aprisa’s design exploration capabilities to enhance the automated process.