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Physical Design & Implementation

Master the complete RTL-to-GDSII flow. Floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, STA, and physical signoff with industry EDA tools.

Back-End Implementation Flow

RTL Netlist
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Synthesis
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Floorplan
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Placement
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CTS
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Routing
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STA
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DRC/LVS
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Physical Design Roadmap

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Phase 01 ยท Weeks 1โ€“4
VLSI Fundamentals & Linux/EDA Setup
CMOS technology, VLSI design hierarchy, technology libraries, Linux CLI for EDA, tcl scripting basics.
CMOS LogicLiberty FilesLEF/DEFTcl ScriptingLinux CLI
02
Phase 02 ยท Weeks 5โ€“9
Logic Synthesis
RTL-to-netlist transformation, timing constraints (SDC), technology mapping, area/power/timing optimization.
Cadence Genusynopsys DCSDC ConstraintsTiming AnalysisArea Optimization
03
Phase 03 ยท Weeks 10โ€“15
Floorplanning & Power Planning
Die size, aspect ratio, macro placement, pin assignment, power ring/strap design, IR drop budgeting.
Die/Core AreaMacro PlacementPower RingsStrapsIR Drop Budgeting
04
Phase 04 ยท Weeks 16โ€“20
Placement & Clock Tree Synthesis
Global/detail placement, congestion analysis, CTS goals, clock skew budgeting, multi-corner optimization.
Global PlacementCongestionH-tree CTSClock SkewMCMM
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Phase 05 ยท Weeks 21โ€“26
Routing, STA & Power Analysis
Global/detail routing, DRC-clean routing, full STA with Primetime, power analysis with VCD/SAIF, ECO flows.
Detail RoutingPrimetime STASetup/Hold FixIR DropECO Flow
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Phase 06 ยท Weeks 27โ€“32
Physical Verification & Signoff
DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna rule check, metal fill, GDSII streaming, tapeout checklist, signoff sign-off.
DRC CleanLVS PassingCalibreGDSII ExportTapeout Checklist

EDA Tools You'll Master

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Cadence Genus
Synthesis
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Cadence Innovus
PnR
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Synopsys DC
Synthesis
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Synopsys ICC2
Physical Design
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Primetime
STA Signoff
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Calibre
DRC / LVS
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RedHawk
IR / EM
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Tempus
Timing ECO