Multithreaded parallel VLSI Leaf Cell Generator Using Agents 2

This work presents the Agents 2 system, developed using software agent technology and the Java language, to automate the generation of VLSI leaf cells. It also highlights the interconnection prediction methods used in the system and show how they contribute to help layout generation. Many agents (implemented as servers) compose the Agents2 system: one Placer server (to place the cell’s components) and many Router servers (to interconnect the components in a cell). The servers have the capacity to explore parallel computers (SMP) and to work distributed over a computer network. System scalability increases as new CPUs are added to the computers or new computers are added to the network.