Benchmarking Microfluidic Design Automation Flows

In this paper, we propose a methodology for measuring figures of merit relevant to microfluidics practitioners. We also present a benchmark suite for microfluidics design automation (MFDA). The suite is composed of generated circuits designed to challenge tools for specific figures of merit identified in the measurement methodology. We survey the MFDA literature to evaluate the state-of-the-art for benchmark and measurement methodologies. We include in the benchmark distribution a complete set of transcriptions of the major benchmarks used in the MFDA literature, including designs previously unavailable. Benchmarks are distributed in the major hardware description languages along with reported measurements