• 基于RC缩放因子的IC物理设计时序一致性方法研究

    Research on timing consistency method of IC physical design based on RC scale factor

    • 在IC物理设计中,准确地对电路中的RC参数进行合理的提取计算,是对后面可以更快更高效完成时序收敛以及设计前后时序一致性的重要保障。针对数字IC物理设计中,RC寄生参数提取的数值因工具不同而产生较大偏差,进而引发设计前后时序一致性差的问题,提出了一种采用辅助工具Ostrich来对不同来源的SPEF文件进行对比,从而生成缩放因子对RC参数进行校准,并进一步修正设计。最后,项目验证WNS和TNS与签核标准的契合度均有所提升,证明了该方法能够有效提高系统的可靠性并且实现设计前后时序一致性的目的。

       

      Abstract: In IC physical design, it is an important guarantee for faster and more efficient timing convergence and timing consistency before and after design to accurately extract and calculate the RC parameters in the circuit. In the physical design of digital IC, due to the large difference of RC parasitic parameters extracted by different tools, the timing consistency before and after design cannot be guaranteed. In this paper, an auxiliary tool Ostrich is proposed to compare SPEF files from different sources, so as to generate scaling factors to calibrate RC parameters and further modify the design. Finally, through the project verification, the fit of WNS and TNS with the signing standard has been improved, which proves that the method can effectively improve the reliability of the system and achieve the purpose of timing consistency before and after the design.

       

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