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Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design by IshKebab on Friday September 27, 2024 @05:14PM (#41675596)
> Floorplanning/placement/synthesis is a billion dollar industry

Maybe all together, but I don't think automatic placement algorithms are a billion dollar industry. There's so much more to it than that.

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Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design by Drunk_Engineer on Friday September 27, 2024 @06:12PM (#41676049)
Yes in combination. Customers generally buy these tools as a package deal. If the placer/floorplanner blows everything else out of the water, then a CAD vendor can upsell a lot of related tools.
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