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Universalization of IC Design in CASS
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Course introduction
1.1 Introduction to the course
1.2 Introduction to PDKs
1.3 Introduction to the Digital Design Flow
1.4 Introduction to Analog Design Flow with opensource tools
Environment Setup
2.0 Prerequisites
2.1 Digital design tools on Linux or WSL using Docker
2.2 Analog Mixed Signal Design using docker image
2.3 Analog Mixed Signal Design tools on Linux or WSL using Conda
Analog Design Flow
3.1 Schematic capture using Xschem & Circuit simulation using Ngspice
3.1.1 Basic schematic editing in Xschem and basic simulation using ngspice
3.1.2 View the simulation waveform in GAW
3.1.3 An inverter schematic in Xschem with Skywater 130nm
3.1.4 Symbol creation in Xschem
3.1.5 Hierarchical schematic captures in Xschem & time domain simulation
3.2 Design layout and design rule check with Magic
3.3 Design layout using Klayout
3.4 Design Rule check using KLayout
3.5 Layout-Versus-Schematic using Netgen
Digital Design Flow
4.1 Openlane overview
4.2 Caravel test harness
4.3 Design setup using Caravel_user_project
4.4 Running example design from Caravel_user_project
4.5 How to integrate your own design
4.6 Running precheck and getting the design ready for tapeout
4.7 Synthesizing VHDL designs
4.8 Debug your run
5.1 Introduction to functional verification
5.2 RTL Verification & testing
5.3 Gate-level verification
5.4 Timing violations (setup, hold, recovery, removal)
5.5 Static timing analysis
5.6 Functional verification & STA in Cravel User Project wrapper
Preparing the design for tapeout
6.1 Caravel Overview
6.2 Setup your desktop
6.3 Creating a Repository
6.4 Cloning and Setup
6.5 Uploading your Design
6.6 Submitting Precheck and Tapeout Jobs
6.7 Creating an SSH Key
Design examples
7.1 A basic digital design using Caravel
7.2 Analog design of a comparator in Xschem & Ngspice
7.3 Analog layout of an Opamp
7.4 Layout techniques with magic
7.5 OSU Standard Cell design on Skywater 130nm
7.6 Openram
7.7 Xschem/NGSpice Monte Carlo Simulation
UNIC-CASS Homepage
Digital Design Flow
5.6 Functional verification & STA in Cravel User Project wrapper
5.6 Functional verification & STA in Cravel User Project wrapper
Lecture notes