Tools used : Innovus, Spyglass, Conformal, CALIBRE, Star RC- XT, PrimeTime, ICV and Redhawk
Technology : 10nm
Responsibilities :
Netlist-to-GDS implementation:
- Understanding Customer Designs, Data flow diagrams
- Flow/tool, Library setup
- Working with RTL Team for UPF
- Giving constraints feedback to synthesis team for timing closure and optimization at different stages of the flow
- Floorplaning, Power planning (Low power implementation)
- Implementing multiple voltage Islands for multiple feedthroughs
- Placement, Post placement timing/congestion optimization
- CTS, Clock optimization
- SI Aware Routing
- Cleaning up shorts, opens and data ready for STA
- Static Timining analysis and closure
- ECO Implementation
- Physical Verification
- IR/EM Analysis
- Final Sign off
Project Description : 3.5M instances and 304 macros 1.2 GHZ Frequency
Challenges : Understanding Eco implementation flow with short period of time and fixing DRC and LVS.