arXiv:2608.24946cs.LG2026-08

用大模型设计规则算法,提升芯片宏单元布局的规整性与性能。

MacroAgent: Regularity-Aware Macro Legalization with LLM-Agent-Designed Contour Algorithms

论文配图:MacroAgent: Regularity-Aware Macro Legalization with LLM-Agent-Designed Contour Algorithms
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  • 利用大模型自动生成规则感知的轮廓算法,分四阶段优化宏单元布局。
  • 布局规整性提升2~8倍,布线长度减少3%~5%,功耗时序显著改善。
  • 适合芯片物理设计工程师快速获得高质量宏布局方案。

宏单元在现代超大规模集成电路(VLSI)设计中占据核心区域重要部分,其位置对最终设计质量(QoR)影响显著,宏单元合法化通常是确定其位置的最后一步。然而,现有方法或缺乏鲁棒性,或计算开销大,或忽视宏单元间的规律性。为此,本文提出MacroAgent,一种四阶段框架:聚类、轮廓生成、模板匹配与跨簇优化。创新性地使用大语言模型(LLMs)发现多种高效且规则感知的轮廓算法。实验结果表明,在TILOS和Chipyard基准上,相比最先进方法,布局规整性提升2~8倍,布线长度减少3%~5%,拥塞水平相当,且运行时间可接受。端到端Cadence Innovus流程验证显示,规整性提升带来实际性能收益:相比DREAMPlace基线,布线长度降低2.9%,时序负松弛(TNS)改善68.3%;集成至Innovus宏放置流程后,布线长度再降1.8%。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Macros constitute a large part of the core area in modern very large-scale integration (VLSI) designs. Moreover, macro positions have a significant impact on the final quality of result (QoR), and macro legalization is typically the final step in determining the macro positions. However, existing approaches related to macro legalization either lack robustness or incur substantial computational costs or neglect the regularity between macros. To address these limitations, we introduce MacroAgent. The novel framework is a four-stage approach: clustering, contour generation, template matching, and inter-cluster refinement. We propose leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to discover multiple, effective heuristic regularity-aware contour algorithms. This framework successfully generates robust and effective algorithmic solutions for macro legalization. Compared with state-of-the-art macro legalization works, experimental results on TILOS and Chipyard benchmarks demonstrate a 2 to 8 fold improvement in layout regularity, a 3% to 5% reduction in routed wirelength with comparable congestion after global routing, and significantly better robustness with an acceptable runtime. Furthermore, end-to-end evaluation through Cadence Innovus place-and-route confirms that the regularity improvements translate into tangible PPA gains, including 2.9% lower routed wirelength and 68.3% TNS improvement over the DREAMPlace macro legalization baseline; it also achieves 1.8% lower routed wirelength when integrated into the Innovus macro placement flow.

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