Combinatorial Algorithms

The layout of integrated circuits on chips and boards is a complex task. A major portion of the research in the area of design automation has been devoted to the development of efficient and easy-to-use systems that support circuit layout. There are two aspects of building a layout system that are difficult. One is the combinatorial aspect and the other is the systems aspect. The combinatorial aspect is that most of the optimization problems that have to be solved during integrated-circuit layout are intractable.

This textbook thoroughly outlines combinatorial algorithms for generation, enumeration, and search. Topics include backtracking and heuristic search methods applied to various combinatorial structures, such as: · Combinations · Permutations · Graphs · Designs · Many classical areas are covered as well as new research topics not included in most existing texts, such as: · Group algorithms · Graph isomorphism · Hill-climbing · Heuristic search algorithms · This work serves as an exceptional textbook for a modern course in combinatorial algorithms, providing a unified and focused collection of recent topics of interest in the area. The authors, synthesizing material that can only be found scattered through many different sources, introduce the most important combinatorial algorithmic techniques - thus creating an accessible, comprehensive text that students of mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science can understand without needing a prior course on combinatorics

The layout of integrated circuits on chips and boards is a complex task. A major portion of the research in the area of design automation has been devoted to the development of efficient and easy-to-use systems that support circuit layout. There are two aspects of building a layout system that are difficult. One is the combinatorial aspect and the other is the systems aspect. The combinatorial aspect is that most of the optimization problems that have to be solved during integrated-circuit layout are intractable.