A 2-dimensional placement system and method minimize reliability concerns
arising from electromigration and self-heat while at the same time
achieving a high layout density. The 2-dimensional placement method also
uses a placement space with rows that have non-uniform sizes and are
overlapping. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a
computerized method of creating a layout for a circuit design includes
receiving a circuit design and receiving at least one layout rule based on
a reliability verification constraint for the circuit design. The
computerized method further includes generating a layout for the circuit
design through computer automated operations wherein the layout generated
satisfies the at least one layout rule based on the reliability
verification constraint received for the circuit design.
