L∞ Voronoi Diagrams and Applications to VLSI Layout and Manufacturing [chapter]

Evanthia Papadopoulou
1998 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
In this paper we address the L∞ Voronoi diagram of polygonal objects and present applications in VLSI layout and manufacturing. We show that in L∞ the Voronoi diagram of segments consists only of straight line segments and is thus much simpler to compute than its Euclidean counterpart. Moreover, it has a natural interpretation. In applications where Euclidean precision is not particularly important the L∞ Voronoi diagram can provide a better alternative. Using the L∞ Voronoi diagram of polygons
more » ... we address the problem of calculating the critical area for shorts in a VLSI layout. The critical area computation is the main computational problem in VLSI yield prediction.
doi:10.1007/3-540-49381-6_3 fatcat:fxayuc7ohnfslgupvs34rc6bmu