Transcript The Electronic Design Automation Lab (EDALAB)

The Electronic Design Automation Lab
(EDALab)
Po-Ya Hsu
2013/6/7
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Outline
․Introduction of EDALab
․Software introduction
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Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner
Placement: NTUPlace
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 Engines
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Floorplanning, placement,
routing, clock network
․Manufacturability
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OPC, CMP, DPT, e-beam,
EUV, Process variation
․Analog Layout Design
․Reliability
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Antenna effect
Redundant via
Thermal, ESD analysis
․Power/Signal Integrity
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Low power, IR drop,
Crosstalk
The EDA Laboratory
Outline
․Introduction of EDALab
․Software introduction



Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner
Placement: NTUPlace
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 introduction



Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner
Placement: NTUPlace
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
Packing
Bounding Box Setting
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Outline
․Introduction of EDALab
․Software introduction



Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner
Placement: NTUPlace
Global Routing: NTUgr
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Popular Placement Flow
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NTUPlace
․NTUplace3:
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An Analytical Placer for Large-Scale Mixed-Size Designs
․Feature:
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Analytical Global Placement Model
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Example Result of NTUPlace
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Outline
․Introduction of EDALab
․Software introduction



Floorplanning: B*-tree Floorplanner
Placement: NTUPlace
Global Routing: NTUgr
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Popular Routing Flow
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NTUgr
․Feature:
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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
․Registration is needed
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