Possible reasons for routing congestion

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Vijay
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Possible reasons for routing congestion

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what could be the possible reasons for routing congestion?
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Narveer
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Re: Possible reasons for routing congestion

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Routing congestion can be due to following reasons:
1. High standard cell density in small area.
2. Placement of standard cells near macros.
3. High pin density on one edge of block.
4. Placing macros in the middle of floorplan.
5. High via density due to dense power mash.
nsuresh60
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Re: Possible reasons for routing congestion

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useful.. thanks.
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