CS/ECE 755: Discussion I

Agenda:

  1. HW 2

  2. The Mentor Toolset: Big Picture

  3. Standard-Cells Methodology

The Big Picture

Standard Cells Methodology

scn08hp library:


Design Architect (Tutorial 1)


Quicksim II (Tutorial 2)


IC Station - Automatic Layout (Tutorial 3)

  • Stage 1: floorplan


  • Stage 2: cell placement

  • Stage 3: port placement

  • Stage 4: routing

  • Stage 5: compaction


    Layout-Versus-Schematic (LVS) checks


    Quicksim w/ backannotations