the eda laboratory the electronic design automation lab (edalab) po-ya hsu 2013/6/7

The EDA Laboratory

The Electronic Design Automation Lab(EDALab)

Po-Ya Hsu

2013/6/7

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Outline

․ Introduction of EDALab

․ Software introduction¾ Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner¾ Placement: NTUPlace¾ Global Routing: NTUgr

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Research Focuses

․ Physical design for nanometer IC’s

․ Design for manufacturability & reliability

․ Low-power design methodology

․ Board-package-chip co-design

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Physical Design Flow

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Research Topics

․ Physical Design Engines¾ Floorplanning, placement,

routing, clock network

․ Manufacturability¾ OPC, CMP, DPT, e-beam,

EUV, Process variation

․ Analog Layout Design

․ Reliability¾ Antenna effect¾ Redundant via¾ Thermal, ESD analysis

․ Power/Signal Integrity¾ Low power, IR drop,

Crosstalk

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Outline

․ Introduction of EDALab

․ Software introduction¾ Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner¾ Placement: NTUPlace¾ Global Routing: NTUgr

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EDALAB Software Download

․ Download: http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm

Floorplanning

Placement

Global Routing

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Outline

․ Introduction of EDALab

․ Software introduction¾ Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner¾ Placement: NTUPlace¾ Global Routing: NTUgr

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B*-tree Floorplanner

․ B*-tree representation

․ Simulated Annealing

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B*-tree Floorplanner

․ Floorplanning by simulated annealing using B*-tree

Bounding Box Setting

Packing

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Outline

․ Introduction of EDALab

․ Software introduction¾ Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner¾ Placement: NTUPlace¾ Global Routing: NTUgr

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Popular Placement Flow

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NTUPlace

․ NTUplace3: ¾ An Analytical Placer for Large-Scale Mixed-Size Designs

․ Feature:¾ Analytical Global Placement Model

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Example Result of NTUPlace

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Outline

․ Introduction of EDALab

․ Software introduction¾ Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner¾ Placement: NTUPlace¾ Global Routing: NTUgr

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Popular Routing Flow

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NTUgr

․ Feature:¾ High-Performance Global Routing with Fast Overflow

Reduction

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Example Routing Result of NTUgr

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Example Routing Result

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Download Website

․ http://eda.ee.ntu.edu.tw/research.htm

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