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Columbia VLSI

June 16, 2025

Digital VLSI Circuits Design Design Digital VLSI Circuits Columbia Integrated Systems Laboratory, Columbia University, 2009 Design an 8-bit microcontroller core, implemented in TSMC CMOS process, Digital VLSI Circuits Designed an 8-bit microcontroller core to perform essential functions within the clock distribution system. Score: 95/100 Project Overview: Completed a professional report under the guidance of Professor Kenneth… read more »

Technology Node vs Year

February 9, 2025

As semiconductor technology advances, gaming platform hardware accelerates to meet the increasing demands of software, enhancing user interaction and enriching entertainment experiences for the general public. For example, popular video games like “Metal Gear” showcase the improvements in graphics and gameplay made possible by these advancements, allowing players to immerse themselves in more dynamic and… read more »

Trace clock tree

December 13, 2018

updateStatus -force designIsPlaced selectInst * dbSet selected.pStatus placed setCTSMode -engine ck cleanupSpecifyClockTree specifyClockTree -file /proj/$project_name/work/user/$design_name/$script_path/${design_name}.seperated.trace.ctstch ckSynthesis -check -forceReconvergent -trace /proj/$project_name/work/user/$design_name/$script_path/${design_name}.seperated.trace  

Configure STA environment

April 14, 2019

What’s STA environment? Specifying Clocks. Clock uncertainty and Clock latency Generated clocks Input paths constraint Output paths constraint  Timing path groups External attributes modeling  Check design rules Refine timing analysis Point-to-point specification Set up environment for static timing analysis. Specification of correct constraints is important in analyzing STA results. Design environment should be specified accurately… read more »

Path delay in cross clock domain

October 2, 2015

Sometimes, for cross clock domain timing analysis, incorrect timing report from mistake Path Delay due to big source clock paths latency/skew or target paths latency/skew would lead tool report and fix timing violation wrongly. Designer analysis launch clock paths latency/skew and capture clock paths latency/skew, find out which path(s) is/are too long, for example, it… read more »

Clock Tree Latency Skew Uncertainty

April 14, 2019

Clock to a SoC/chip is like blood to a dog body. If you want the pet smart and strong, hematological system would be healthy. Just the way blood flows to each and every part of the body and regulates metabolism, clock reaches each and every sequential device and controls the digital events inside the chip…. read more »

CTS Spec UnsyncPin RootPin based on Constraint and Netlist

April 14, 2019

Turbodebug check Design netlist about clock timing path: Fig. 1 Design/inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux #Constraint create_clock -name clk_ddl_test_fdbk [get_pin inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux/inst_mux_nand2/hic_dnt_nand2/$NEG_OUTPUT ] -period $PHY_DDL_SCALED_CLK_PERIOD -waveform “0 $PHY_DDL_SCALED_HALF” #CTS Spec file #Excluded Output pin due to create_clock inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux/inst_mux_nand2/hic_dnt_nand2/ZN GlobalUnsyncPin +inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux/inst_mux_nand0/hic_dnt_nand2/A1 +inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux/inst_mux_nand1/hic_dnt_nand2/A1 #—————————————————- # Clock Name : clk_ddl_test_fdbk #—————————————————- AutoCTSRootPin inst_adrctl_slice_bist_ddl/inst_ddl_fdbk_clk_mux/inst_mux_nand2/hic_dnt_nand2/ZN  

Clock divider and CTS

April 14, 2019

Turbodebug check Design netlist about clk div timing path: Fig. 1 Design/inst_clk_div Fig. 2, 3 Design/inst_clk_div/inst_clk_div_mux/inst_mux_nand2/hic_dnt_nand2/ZN Fig. 4 Design/inst_clk_div/inst_clk_div_dff/hic_dnt_out_reg/Q (constraint below create_generated_clock set it as RootPin, but design inst_clk_div/inst_clk_div_mux/inst_mux_nand2/hic_dnt_nand2/ZN as RootPin in CTS Spec file, as Fig. 4 Q pin (out_p) connects to Fig. 2 in0 actually) #Constraint create_clock [get_ports clk4x ] -name dummy_clk4x -period 0.5*0.833 -waveform… read more »

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