Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


Jingsong Chen, Jian Kuang, Guowei Zhao, Dennis Huang and Evangeline F. Y. Young, "PROS 2.0: A Plug-In for Routability Optimization and Routed Wirelength Estimation Using Deep Learning", IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2023.


Jingsong Chen, Jian Kuang, Guowei Zhao, Dennis Huang and Evangeline F. Y. Young, "PROS: A Plug-in for Routability Optimization Applied in the State-of-the-art Commercial EDA Tool Using Deep Learning", IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2020.


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F. Y. Young,  "Fixed-Parameter Tractable Algorithms for Optimal Layout Decomposition and Beyond", IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2019.


Jian Kuang, Evangeline F. Y. Young and Bei Yu,  " CRMA: Incorporating Cut Redistribution with Mask Assignment to Enable the Fabrication of 1D Gridded Design", IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2018.


Gengjie Chen, Chak-Wa Pui, Wing-Kai Chow, Ka-Chun Lam, Jian Kuang, Evangeline F. Y. Young and Bei Yu,  "RippleFPGA: Routability-Driven Simultaneous Packing and Placement for Modern FPGAs",  IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2018.


Jian Kuang, Junjie Ye and Evangeline F. Y. Young,  " STOMA: Simultaneous Template Optimization and Mask Assignment for Directed Self-Assembly Lithography with Multiple Patterning",  IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2018.


Yuzhe Ma, Jhih-Rong Gao, Jian Kuang, Jin Miao and Bei Yu,  "A Unified Framework for Simultaneous Layout Decomposition and Mask Optimization",  IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), November 13 – November 16, 2017. 


Gengjie Chen, Jian Kuang, Zhiliang Zeng, Hang Zhang, Evangeline F. Y. Young and Bei Yu,  "Minimizing Thermal Gradient and Pumping Power in 3D IC Liquid Cooling Network Design",  ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), June 18-22, 2017.


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Fixed-Parameter Tractable Algorithms for Optimal Layout Decomposition and Beyond", ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), June 18-22, 2017.


Jian Kuang, Evangeline F.Y. Young and Bei Yu,  "Incorporating Cut Redistribution with Mask Assignment to Enable 1D Gridded Design",  IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), November 7 – 10, 2016. 


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Row-Structure Stencil Planning Approaches for E-Beam Lithography with Overlapped Characters",  Integration, the VLSI Journal,  Vol.55, 2016.


Chuangwen Liu, Peishan Tu, Pangbo Wu, Haomo Tang, Yande Jiang, Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "An Effective Chemical Mechanical Polishing Filling Approach", ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES), Vol.21, No.3, 2016.


Jian Kuang, Wing-Kai Chow and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Triple Patterning Lithography Aware Optimization and Detailed Placement Algorithms for Standard Cell Based Designs",  IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems (TVLSI), Vol.24, No.4, 2016.


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Optimization for Multiple Patterning Lithography with Cutting Process and Beyond", IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), March 14 – 18, 2016.


Jian Kuang, Junjie Ye and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Simultaneous Template Optimization and Mask Assignment for DSA with Multiple Patterning",  IEEE/ACM Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), Jan. 25 – 28, 2016. 

(Best Paper Nomination)


Jian Kuang, Wing-Kai Chow and Evangeline F.Y. Young, "A Robust Approach for Process Variation Aware Mask Optimization",  IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), March 9 – March 13, 2015. 


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Overlapping-aware Throughput-driven Stencil Planning for E-Beam Lithography", IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), November 3 – November 6, 2014. 


Jian Kuang, Wing-Kai Chow and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Triple Patterning Lithography aware Optimization for Standard Cell based Design",  IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), November 3 – November 6, 2014.


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young, "A Highly-Efficient Row-Structure Stencil Planning Approach for E-Beam Lithography with Overlapped Characters",  ACM International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD), March 30 – April 2, 2014.


Wing-Kai Chow, Jian Kuang, Xu He, Wenzan Cai and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Cell Density-driven Detailed Placement with Displacement Constraint",  ACM International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD), March 30 – April 2, 2014. 

(Best Paper Nomination)


Jian Kuang and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "An Efficient Layout Decomposition Approach for Triple Patterning Lithography",  ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), June 2-6, 2013.


Xu He, Tao Huang, Wing-Kai Chow, Jian Kuang, Ka-Chun Lam, Wenzan Cai and Evangeline F.Y. Young,  "Ripple 2.0: High Quality Routability-Driven Placement via Global Router Integration",  ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), June 2-6, 2013.