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© Adam Teman, 2018
So, what’s next?
• We’ve basically finished the Front-End of the design process
and we will now start the Back-End:
• To start, we will move between tools with a logical approach
to ones with a physical approach to design implementation.
• Then, we will make a physical foundation for our design
by drawing up a floorplan.
• This will include making decisions where “big” or “important” pieces
will sit, such as IPs, I/Os, Power grids, special routes, etc.
• After that, we can place our gates taking into account congestion and timing.
• With our flip-flops in place, we can go about designing a clock-tree.
• And finally, we can route all our nets, according to DRCs, timing, noise, etc.
• Before tapeout, we will clean things up, verify, etc.
Definition and Planning
Design and Verification
Logic Synthesis
Physical Design
Signoff and Tapeout
Silicon Validation
