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The [Circuit Training FAQ](https://github.com/google-research/circuit_training/blob/main/README.md) adds:
***How do we perform clustering of standard cells?** In our Nature paper, we describe how to use hMETIS to cluster standard cells,
***"How do we perform clustering of standard cells?** In our Nature paper, we describe how to use hMETIS to cluster standard cells,
including all necessary settings. For detailed settings, please see Extended Data Table 3 from our [Nature article](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03544-w.epdf?sharing_token=tYaxh2mR5EozfsSL0WHZLdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PW0K0NmVrRsFPaMa9Y5We9O4Hqf_liatg-lvhiVcYpHL_YQpqkurA31sxqtmA-E1yNUWVMMVSBxWSp7ZFFIWawYQYnEXoBE4esRDSWqubhDFWUPyI5wK_5B_YIO-D_kS8%3D).
Internally, Google pays for a commercial license, but non-commercial entities are welcome to use a free open-source license.
Internally, Google pays for a commercial license, but non-commercial entities are welcome to use a free open-source license."
Finally, the Methods section of the [Nature paper](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03544-w.epdf?sharing_token=tYaxh2mR5EozfsSL0WHZLdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PW0K0NmVrRsFPaMa9Y5We9O4Hqf_liatg-lvhiVcYpHL_YQpqkurA31sxqtmA-E1yNUWVMMVSBxWSp7ZFFIWawYQYnEXoBE4esRDSWqubhDFWUPyI5wK_5B_YIO-D_kS8%3D) also explains the provenance of the netlist hypergraph:
***Synthesis of the input netlist.** We use a commercial tool to synthesize the netlist from RTL. Synthesis is physical-aware, in the sense that it has access to the floorplan size and the locations of the input/output pins, which were informed by inter- and intra-block-level information.
***"Synthesis of the input netlist.** We use a commercial tool to synthesize the netlist from RTL. Synthesis is physical-aware, in the sense that it has access to the floorplan size and the locations of the input/output pins, which were informed by inter- and intra-block-level information."
## **II. What *exactly* is the Hypergraph, and how is it partitioned?**
