Physical Design

Physical Design

The Physical Design team is responsible for transforming the verified RTL into a manufacturable GDSII while meeting performance, power, area (PPA), and signoff requirements.

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Documentation

• Design Constraints
• Floorplanning
• Power Planning
• Placement
• Clock Tree Synthesis
• Routing
• Timing Closure
• Signoff
• Tapeout Checklist

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Objectives

• Achieve timing closure at the target frequency
• Minimize area and power
• Meet all DRC/LVS requirements
• Produce tapeout-ready GDSII

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Flow Overview

RTL
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Synthesis (Genus)
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Floorplanning
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Power Planning
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Placement
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Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
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Routing
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Post-Route Optimization
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Static Timing Analysis
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Physical Verification
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Tapeout (GDSII)