Portrait of Benchao Zhu

Benchao Zhu

Ph.D. Student
College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-Nano Electronics
Fudan University

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

I have been a Ph.D. student at the College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-Nano Electronics, Fudan University since 2025. I hold an M.E. degree in Electronics and Information Engineering at the College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-Nano Electronics, Fudan University in 2025. I obtained a B.E. degree in Microelectronics Science and Engineering at the School of Microelectronics, Fudan University in 2022.

Research Interests

Selected Honors & Awards

Contest Awards

  • ISPD 2023 Contest on Security Closure of Physical LayoutsFirst Place
  • AICAS 2025 Grand Challenge on LLM-Based Analog Circuit DesignThird Place
  • ICCAD 2024 Contest on Power and Timing Optimization Using Multibit Flip-FlopFourth Place
  • ISPD 2024 Contest on GPU/ML-Enhanced Large Scale Global RoutingFifth Place

Scholarships

  • Xiaomi Special Scholarship, Fudan University (10 recipients university-wide)2023

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Benchao Zhu, Yuan Wen, Jiarui Chen, Jianli Chen, and Zhifeng Lin.
    “An Analytical Placement Framework for Advanced Hybrid-Row-Height Circuit Designs.”
    ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES), 2026.

Conference Papers

  1. Benchao Zhu, Jiawei Li, Yang Liu, Jianli Chen, and Keren Zhu.
    “A Physically-aware Framework for Joint MBFF Synthesis with OPTICS-based Debanking.”
    ACM Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI), 2026.
  2. Zhaoyi Wu, Haishan Huang, Benchao Zhu, Jianli Chen, and Zhifeng Lin.
    “Layer-Aware Timing-Driven Global Routing for Advanced Technology Nodes.”
    IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2026.
  3. Benchao Zhu, Guohao Chen, Jiawei Li, Peng Zou, Haokai Sun, Zhifeng Lin, and Jianli Chen.
    “Legalization Framework with Design Rule Constraints Enhanced by Monte-Carlo-based Cell Priority Optimization.”
    IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2025.
  4. Benchao Zhu, Zheng Zeng, and Jianli Chen.
    “Late Breaking Results: Mixed-Cell-Height Detailed Placement under Multi-Cell Spacing Constraints.”
    ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2024.
  5. Yuan Wen, Benchao Zhu, Zhifeng Lin, and Jianli Chen.
    “Effective Analytical Placement for Advanced Hybrid-Row-Height Circuit Designs.”
    Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), 2024.
  6. Guohao Chen, Zheng Zeng, Benchao Zhu, Jiawei Li, Kun Wang, Jun Yu, and Jianli Chen.
    “Mixed-cell-height Placement with Minimum-Implant-Area and Drain-to-Drain Abutment Constraints.”
    ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2023.