Method system and apparatus for floorplanning programmable logic designs

摘要

A method ( 600 ) of designing a programmable logic device can include the steps of identifying a cost function that penalizes floorplans of a circuit design that do not fit on the programmable logic device ( 605 ) and defining modules having components of a same type ( 615 ). A set of shapes associated with a module can be determined ( 610 ). The circuit design can be annealed ( 620 ) to determine a floorplan using the cost function and the set of shapes for the module.