Wire length comparison of standard cell placements

Design Total wire length (2-D) Total wire length (2.5-D) Reduction Longest wire length (2-D) Longest wire length (2.5-D) Reduction 

Wire Length Distribution otgolem3( 100k Gates) Number of wires 

We actually calculate the interconnection dynamic power consumption using the estimated wire length results for the IBM benchmark circuits. The results are illustrated in Fig. 6.8. On average, the 2.5-D solutions consume 26.5% less power on the wires. 

6 Wire Length vs. Inter-Chip Contact Pitch 

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Table 6.3 Wire length comparison of standard cell placements...

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