file and synthesized netlist file, to check whether the Design is meeting the
timing-requirements.
Step 7e: Perform Scan-Tracing , in the DFT tool, to check whether the scan-chain is
built based on the DFT requirement.
Step 8: Once the synthesis is performed the synthesized netlist file(VHDL/Verilog
format) and the SDC (constraints file) is passed as input files to the Placement and
Routing Tool to perform the back-end Actitivities.
Step 9: The next step is the Floor-planning, which means placing the IP's based on the
connectivity,placing the memories, Create the Pad-ring, placing the
Pads(Signal/power/transfer-cells(to switch voltage domains/Corner pads(proper
accessibility for Package routing), meeting the SSN requirements(Simultaneous
Switching Noise) that when the high-speed bus is switching that it doesn't create any
noise related acitivities, creating an optimised floorplan, where the design meets the
utilization targets of the chip.
Step 9a : Release the floor-planned information to the package team, to perform the
package feasibility analysis for the pad-ring .
Step 9b: To the placement tool, rows are cut, blockages are created where the tool is
prevented from placing the cells, then the physical placement of the cells is performed
based on the timing/area requirements.The power-grid is built to meet the
power-target's of the Chip .
Step 10: The next step is to perform the Routing., at first the Global routing and
Detailed routing, meeting the DRC(Design Rule Check) requirement as per the
fabrication requirement.
Step 11: After performing Routing then the routed Verilog netlist, standard-cells
LEF/DEF file is taken to the Extraction tool (to extract the parasitics(RLC) values of
the chip in the SPEF format(Standard parasitics Exchange Format), and the SPEF file
is generated.
Step 12: Check whether the Design is meeting the requirements
(Functional/Timing/Area/Power/DFT/DRC/LVS/ERC/ESD/SI/IR-Drop) after
Placement and Routing step.
Step 12a: Perform the Routed Netlist-level Power Analysis, to know whether the
design has met the power targets.
Step 12b: Perform Gate-level Simulation with the routed Netlist to check whether the
design is meeting the functional requirement .
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