Product Documentation
Virtuoso Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

autoPlaceAreaCost

APR.device.place autoPlaceAreaCost float float_number

Description

Specifies the area cost, depending on which the placer attempts to achieve a compact placement.

The default is 1.0.

GUI Equivalent

None

Examples

envGetVal("APR.device.place" "autoPlaceAreaCost")
envSetVal("APR.device.place" "autoPlaceAreaCost" 'float 2.0)

Related Topics

Virtuoso Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow

Auto P&R Assistant User Interface for Device-Level Placement


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