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Main Authors: Lu, Shao-Chien, Yeh, Chen-Chen, Cho, Hui-Lin, Lin, Yu-Cheng, Lin, Rung-Bin
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12076
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author Lu, Shao-Chien
Yeh, Chen-Chen
Cho, Hui-Lin
Lin, Yu-Cheng
Lin, Rung-Bin
author_facet Lu, Shao-Chien
Yeh, Chen-Chen
Cho, Hui-Lin
Lin, Yu-Cheng
Lin, Rung-Bin
contents We present a novel approach to solving the floorplanning problem by leveraging fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs). Inspired by subitizing--the human ability to instantly and accurately count small numbers of items at a glance--we hypothesize that LLMs can similarly address floorplanning challenges swiftly and accurately. We propose an efficient representation of the floorplanning problem and introduce a method for generating high-quality datasets tailored for model fine-tuning. We fine-tune LLMs on datasets with a specified number of modules to test whether LLMs can emulate the human ability to quickly count and arrange items. Our experimental results demonstrate that fine-tuned LLMs, particularly GPT4o-mini, achieve high success and optimal rates while attaining relatively low average dead space. These findings underscore the potential of LLMs as promising solutions for complex optimization tasks in VLSI design.
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spellingShingle Subitizing-Inspired_Large_Language_Models_for_Floorplanning
Lu, Shao-Chien
Yeh, Chen-Chen
Cho, Hui-Lin
Lin, Yu-Cheng
Lin, Rung-Bin
Hardware Architecture
We present a novel approach to solving the floorplanning problem by leveraging fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs). Inspired by subitizing--the human ability to instantly and accurately count small numbers of items at a glance--we hypothesize that LLMs can similarly address floorplanning challenges swiftly and accurately. We propose an efficient representation of the floorplanning problem and introduce a method for generating high-quality datasets tailored for model fine-tuning. We fine-tune LLMs on datasets with a specified number of modules to test whether LLMs can emulate the human ability to quickly count and arrange items. Our experimental results demonstrate that fine-tuned LLMs, particularly GPT4o-mini, achieve high success and optimal rates while attaining relatively low average dead space. These findings underscore the potential of LLMs as promising solutions for complex optimization tasks in VLSI design.
title Subitizing-Inspired_Large_Language_Models_for_Floorplanning
topic Hardware Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12076