Floorplan (integrated circuits)

Floorplan (integrated circuits)

In semiconductor device design, a floorplan of an integrated circuit is a diagram of the actual placement of its major components within the chip area. The image below is a mock chip floorplan, shown in an IC layout editor window.

The creation or design of a floorplan is an important aspect of integrated circuit design, since the layout of the major components on the chip affects their connectivity and performance, and the aspect ratio of the chip depends on the floorplan (long thin chips are avoided in favor of square or nearly square chips.

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