December 10, 2025 in Hardware, Tooling 18 min read 🥊 Simulated Annealing Vs. Greedy Descent in FPGA Placement When does true simulated annealing outperform greedy descent in FPGA placement? xkcd #303: Compiling -- "Compiling!" The universal excuse. In my case, I'm waiting for placement optimisation to converge. Continue reading