Editor’s notes: In this article, the authors introduce RosettaStone, an open and extensible foundation, which leverages a standard physical design data model (LEF/DEF 5.8) and open-source database implementation (OpenDB) to effectively connect the academic physical design field’s past, present, and future. The authors also show how RosettaStone enables integration of closed-source research tools and nonstandard data formats for robust evaluation with modern technologies and testcases. Following the release of the IEEE CEDA DATC Robust Design Flow, RosettaStone is expected to contribute to a standard backplane for integration and testing of new methods in academic research on physical design and its translation into industry practice. —Yiran Chen, Duke University

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RosettaStone：连接物理设计研究的过去、现在和未来


编者按：在本文中，作者介绍了 RosettaStone，一个开放且可扩展的基础，它利用标准物理设计数据模型（LEF/DEF 5.8）和开源数据库实现（OpenDB）来有效连接学术物理设计领域的过去、现在和未来。作者还展示了 RosettaStone 如何集成闭源研究工具和非标准数据格式，以便利用现代技术和测试用例进行稳健评估。随着 IEEE CEDA DATC 稳健设计流程的发布，RosettaStone 有望为物理设计学术研究新方法的集成和测试及其转化为行业实践的标准背板做出贡献。 ——陈一然，杜克大学