Global flow
(p411 De’Micheli): collect information about circuit using data-flow
style analysis and optimize circuit using gathered information.
Tree
decomposition (p522 De’Micheli): library binding problem. Beginning with
a circuit tree, determine the best matches (area, delay) for locally routed
subtrees.
Kernel
Factoring (p365 De’Micheli): kernel is a cube-free quotient of the
expression divided by a cube (called the co-kernel).