Pin-Count and Wire Length Optimization for Electrowetting-on-Dielectric Chips: A Metaheuristics-Based Routing Algorithm

• Published in: Computational Intelligence in Digital and Network Designs and Applications pp. 271 - 294
• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Mohamed, Salama, Cherif, El-Kharashi, M. Watheq, Wahba, Ayman
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Channel Path; Compatibility Graph; Total Wire Length; Travel Salesman Problem; Wire Length

Electrowetting-on-dielectric chips are gaining momentum as efficient alternatives to conventional biochemical laboratories due to their flexibility and low power consumption. In this chapter, we present a novel two-stage metaheuristic algorithm to optimize electrode interconnect routing for pin-cons...