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Zhong-Li Liu

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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2026
0000-0002-3234-310XORCID · reported

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Systems, architecture and hardware · 1 · 1 since 2021

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Computer architecture, parallel and distributed computing, and storage systems
1 paper
Electronic design automation · 100%

Topics — the 3 heaviest of 3, each with the papers that count most for it

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Electronic design automation › physical design › placement
circuit placement
1.012026
RollPlace: Improving Macro Placement via Monte Carlo Rollout Search · IEEE Trans. Comput. Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst. 2026
Electronic design automation › physical design › placement › module placement
macro placement
1.012026
RollPlace: Improving Macro Placement via Monte Carlo Rollout Search · IEEE Trans. Comput. Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst. 2026
Electronic design automation
physical design
1.012026
RollPlace: Improving Macro Placement via Monte Carlo Rollout Search · IEEE Trans. Comput. Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst. 2026

Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics

rollout search · 1.0reinforcement learning · 1.0monte carlo tree search · 1.0
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2026 RollPlace: Improving Macro Placement via Monte Carlo Rollout Search
abstract
The application of Reinforcement Learning (RL) in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), particularly for chip placement, has attracted considerable attention in recent years. While existing machine learning (ML)-based approaches have achieved notable progress, they predominantly focus on generating optimal layouts in a single attempt, often producing solutions that require subsequent refinement. To address this limitation, we propose RollPlace, a novel and generalized macro placement framework. RollPlace adopts a two-stage optimization strategy: generating initial placement solutions via machine learning methods or heuristic-based strategies, and refining these layouts efficiently by adjusting specific macros derived from the initial stage. This strategy circumvents the sequential generation constraints inherent in traditional RL-based placement methods. Furthermore, RollPlace seamlessly integrates Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to balance exploration and exploitation, and employs a rollout mechanism for efficient local search. Extensive experiments on the ISPD 2005 benchmark demonstrate that RollPlace outperforms state-of-the-art methods. Additionally, end-to-end experimental results based on OpenROAD across 19 benchmarks show that RollPlace excels in multiple metrics. The proposed framework offers a robust and scalable solution for addressing the growing complexity of modern chip design challenges.
GuoJun Liu, Guangzhi Qi, Jiechu Liu, Zhong-Li Liu, Jianqun Yang, Xingji Li
IEEE Trans. Comput. Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst.6