diff --git a/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/config.mk b/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/config.mk
index 08e3a88942..dbb38a9d2b 100644
--- a/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/config.mk
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ export WRAP_LIBS      = $(PLATFORM_DIR)/lib/gf12_1rf_lg6_w32_all_ffpg_sigcmin_0p
 export ADDITIONAL_GDS = $(PLATFORM_DIR)/gds/gf12_1rf_lg6_w32_all.gds2 \
                         $(PLATFORM_DIR)/gds/gf12_1rf_lg6_w32_byte.gds2
 
-# These values must be multiples of placement site
-export DIE_AREA    = 0 0 400.008 399.84
-export CORE_AREA   = 19.992 20.16 380.016 380.16
-
-export PLACE_DENSITY = 0.20
+export CORE_UTILIZATION = 50
+export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.10
 
 export MACRO_WRAPPERS = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/wrappers.tcl
 
diff --git a/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/constraint.sdc b/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/constraint.sdc
index 3853c418be..7c7e8693b2 100644
--- a/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/constraint.sdc
+++ b/flow/designs/gf12/tinyRocket/constraint.sdc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set clk_name core_clock
 set clk_port_name clock
-set clk_period 800
+set clk_period 700
 set clk_io_pct 0.2
 
 set clk_port [get_ports $clk_port_name]
diff --git a/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/config.mk b/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/config.mk
index 036ce5145e..8657b5ab82 100644
--- a/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/config.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export SYNTH_HDL_FRONTEND = slang
 
 export SDC_FILE      = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/constraint.sdc
 
-export CORE_UTILIZATION = 45
+export CORE_UTILIZATION = 75
 export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.1
 
 export SWAP_ARITH_OPERATORS = 1
diff --git a/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/rules-base.json b/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/rules-base.json
index faa19d9198..d4c1c815c2 100644
--- a/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/rules-base.json
+++ b/flow/designs/gf180/ibex/rules-base.json
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
         "compare": "=="
     },
     "placeopt__design__instance__area": {
-        "value": 725567,
+        "value": 724846,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "placeopt__design__instance__count__stdcell": {
-        "value": 15783,
+        "value": 15301,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "detailedplace__design__violations": {
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
         "compare": "=="
     },
     "cts__design__instance__count__setup_buffer": {
-        "value": 1372,
+        "value": 1330,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "cts__design__instance__count__hold_buffer": {
-        "value": 1372,
+        "value": 1330,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "cts__timing__setup__ws": {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "globalroute__timing__setup__tns": {
-        "value": -2.0,
+        "value": -8.23,
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "globalroute__timing__hold__ws": {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "finish__timing__setup__tns": {
-        "value": -2.07,
+        "value": -31.7,
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "finish__timing__hold__ws": {
diff --git a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/config.mk b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/config.mk
index 269fa64602..a290081fc7 100644
--- a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/config.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PLATFORM    = ihp-sg13g2
 export VERILOG_FILES = $(sort $(wildcard $(DESIGN_HOME)/src/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/*.v))
 export SDC_FILE      = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/constraint.sdc
 
-export CORE_UTILIZATION = 20 
+export CORE_UTILIZATION = 85
 export CORE_ASPECT_RATIO = 1
 
 export PLACE_DENSITY = 0.65
diff --git a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/constraint.sdc b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/constraint.sdc
index 2547d402b3..9f875e41da 100644
--- a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/constraint.sdc
+++ b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/aes/constraint.sdc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ current_design aes_cipher_top
 
 set clk_name clk
 set clk_port_name clk
-set clk_period 4.5
+set clk_period 3
 set clk_io_pct 0.2
 
 set clk_port [get_ports $clk_port_name]
diff --git a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/config.mk b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/config.mk
index e2bbb90b2d..9ef0037bd1 100644
--- a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/config.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export SDC_FILE      = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/constraint.
 
 export USE_FILL = 1
 
-export CORE_UTILIZATION = 35
+export CORE_UTILIZATION = 75
 export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.2
 export TNS_END_PERCENT = 100
 export CTS_BUF_DISTANCE = 60
diff --git a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/rules-base.json b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/rules-base.json
index 2a3274645a..fb737425a3 100644
--- a/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/rules-base.json
+++ b/flow/designs/ihp-sg13g2/riscv32i/rules-base.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "level": "warning"
     },
     "synth__design__instance__area__stdcell": {
-        "value": 140000.0,
+        "value": 139000.0,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "constraints__clocks__count": {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
         "compare": "=="
     },
     "placeopt__design__instance__area": {
-        "value": 157813,
+        "value": 156855,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "placeopt__design__instance__count__stdcell": {
-        "value": 10692,
+        "value": 10640,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "detailedplace__design__violations": {
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
         "compare": "=="
     },
     "cts__design__instance__count__setup_buffer": {
-        "value": 930,
+        "value": 925,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "cts__design__instance__count__hold_buffer": {
-        "value": 930,
+        "value": 925,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "cts__timing__setup__ws": {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "detailedroute__route__wirelength": {
-        "value": 456338,
+        "value": 575080,
         "compare": "<="
     },
     "detailedroute__route__drc_errors": {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         "compare": ">="
     },
     "finish__design__instance__area": {
-        "value": 168206,
+        "value": 167407,
         "compare": "<="
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_fe_top/config.mk b/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_fe_top/config.mk
index b63012a4ba..f9c7ad13a0 100644
--- a/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_fe_top/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_fe_top/config.mk
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ export ADDITIONAL_LIBS = $(PLATFORM_DIR)/lib/fakeram45_512x64.lib \
                          $(PLATFORM_DIR)/lib/fakeram45_64x7.lib \
                          $(PLATFORM_DIR)/lib/fakeram45_64x96.lib
 
-export DIE_AREA    = 0 0 800 600 
-export CORE_AREA   = 10 10 790 590 
+
+export CORE_UTILIZATION = 50
+export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.11
 
 export IO_CONSTRAINTS = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NAME)/io.tcl
 
 
 export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 10 10
 
-export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.11
 export TNS_END_PERCENT        = 100
 
 export FASTROUTE_TCL = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NAME)/fastroute.tcl
diff --git a/tools/OpenROAD b/tools/OpenROAD
index 0b54bb3203..2ac546acaf 160000
--- a/tools/OpenROAD
+++ b/tools/OpenROAD
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0b54bb3203e0895f87940ff982358a6e4d406e28
+Subproject commit 2ac546acaf350111732655ae402ea952d06d362c