Andrew B. Kahng

Andrew B. Kahng is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within engineering and computer science, with a focus on integrated circuit design and manufacturability.

The primary fields of study for Kahng include Engineering, with 46 publications, and Computer Science, with 38 publications. Within these broad fields, their work is particularly concentrated in several subfields:

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Hardware and Architecture
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Networks and Communications
• Artificial Intelligence

The main topics Kahng has addressed in their research encompass:

• VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques
• VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
• Embedded Systems Design Techniques
• Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
• Manufacturing Process and Optimization
• 3D IC and TSV technologies
• Interconnection Networks and Systems

Their scientific output includes numerous publications, with a notable presence in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues are:

• IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
• ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
• arXiv (Cornell University)
• Proceedings of the 41st IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design
• 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kahng include:

• "Cross-Layer Co-Optimization of Network Design and Chiplet Placement in 2.5-D Systems," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
• "TritonRoute: The Open-Source Detailed Router," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
• "TritonRoute-WXL: The Open-Source Router With Integrated DRC Engine," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
• "PROBE3.0: A Systematic Framework for Design-Technology Pathfinding With Improved Design Enablement," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
• "PROBE2.0: A Systematic Framework for Routability Assessment From Technology to Design in Advanced Nodes," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Kahng has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

• Zhiang Wang
• Sachin S. Sapatnekar
• Ravi Varadarajan
• Hadi Esmaeilzadeh
• Soroush Ghodrati

The awards received by Kahng reflect recognition within the professional community. They have been named an ACM Fellow in 2012 for contributions to physical design automation and design for manufacturability of microelectronic systems. In 2010, they were named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the design for manufacturability of integrated circuits and the technology roadmap of semiconductors.