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pad: add images of bump_aligned and uniform modes
Signed-off-by: Peter Gadfort <[email protected]>
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| `-mode` | Select the mode to use during pad placement, choices are `bump_aligned` and `uniform`. Default will select `bump_aligned` if possible, otherwise fallback to `uniform`. |
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| `pads` | Name of the instances in the order they should be placed (left to right for `IO_SOUTH` and `IO_NORTH` and bottom to top for `IO_WEST` and `IO_EAST`). |
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#### Modes
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In `uniform` mode, the pads will be evenly spread out across the row they are assigned to, as shown in the figure below.
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<img src="./doc/image/mode_uniform.png" width=450px>
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In `bump_aligned` mode, the pads will be clustered near their assigned bumps to minimize RDL routing distances, as shown below.
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<img src="./doc/image/mode_bump_aligned.png" width=450px>
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### Placing Pads Manually
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src/pad/doc/image/mode_uniform.png

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