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Unit i: lntroduction
Facilities..... i_2
Workshop Overvieu. ... i_j
Workshop Target Audience i-4
\Vorkshopl)rerequisiteKno*,ledge ......i_5
Introductions . . i_6
Aeenda . .. .... t-7
Agcnda .. ..,... r_6
Agenda . . .... .i-9
IC Conrpiler II is a Ne'uv Tool ............. i- l0
lC Compiler II C[JI............. . ... . ........ i-l I
Task Assistanr-...-... ... i_lz
Built-ln Script ^:ditor . .. .. r-li
Lab 0 - r-!i and P&R Florv .... i_14

Unit 1: Objects, Blocks and App Options

Agenda . ....... ....... I-I
objectives .. . ......... l-2

Querying Objects Associated with Objects .....l_4

Querying Objects I I{ierarchy .. . . .. . .. .. I_5
Querying Objects by Location ... . ..... l_6
Atrributes of Objects ... .. . .... l_j
Retrieving and Setting Attribute Va|ues.......... . .. .. . ......... l_g
Reporting Atrributes of Objects... .. .. . . ...... l_9
Accessing Cascaded Attributes.... ....... ......... l_ t0
Use bounding_box instead of bbox...... ..... l_ll
Blocks and Design l-ibraries...... '
Savc the Dcsign Library and Block.. ...... .. .,. .... . ..... ..:............. ................ i-13
Copying then Saving.. .. ......... I_ 14
appt i"aiion OptionJ......
Iriuding / Reponing Applicarion Oprions ...,............ .... ............ .. . ...... l-l:
Or Use the GUI .... t_lg
Scope ofApplicarion Options....... .:................... ..... l_19

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lJnit Objcctives ..............,...... .."......1_22.
Appendix..... ........ .... . .. . I -2j
Appcndix A.....-...... ............... ,.
Renrovirrg Objects........
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Renarnint. thcn Sar'ing ihe Cun't:nr. i1lccl .....,. , . .. l-l(i
I)esign Lrbi-arics..... . . l-l i
Block ljandlc . .. 1-i]

Unit 2: Floorpiann!.nc
Agenda .. . ..2-]
Unit Objectives...........,.... . .. . ........l-l
Genelal IC Cornpilcr Il Flo* .. 2-_:,
Floorplanning Oven,ierv ........ ....':-4
Create tlre lrritial Floorplan................ ................?-,;
Floorplan After Initializatiorr . 2-('
Ct.eate Voltage Areas (for MV Designs) ..........2-7
Automatic VA Creation: "Shape Blocks"....... .................. ..2-8
Place Macros and Standard Ce11s..........., . ........2-g
Configurine Macro and Standard Ccil Plat-crncnt ..... ...........2_1C
Smart N{acro Placement.... ... ..... 2- I I
Automatic Placerncnt Blockages .-.. .........."..... 2- ll
Detailed Macro Constraints, Fixing N,tacro Placement.... ...2-13
Analyze Placenrenl of Macros using Data Flori,Flvlines (DFF).......... ..2-14
Register Tracing........ .. .. .... ... .. 2-15
Placc [/O Pins.............. ....... .......2-16
Analyze Global Ilor-rle Congestion............. ....}-li
Congcstion })otcntial Around N,{acro L.clls ....2.-19
Apply "Paddinq" Around Macro l:.dgc-s ........2-20
Po*'er Planning Clrallengcs ................ ..................... ...........l-2 I
Pattern-Based Pos'er Netrvork Sy'nthesis..... ..."....................?-ZZ
\\/rite otrt Floorplan inforrnation 1'or DCG. .... .. . .. ..... .2-23
Second-Pass St,nthesis Before Placeutrnl .....2-21
Sur.nrrrary..................... .............2-25
Appendix A........ ........ ...............2-26
Write out floorplan Filcs l-or ICCli....." ... .....1-2.i 'L
Appendix 8....... ... .... ..............2-28
What is a Site Artar''?:.................... ................... l-29
Effectivc Sitc Arra1,' ................... l-it,
1-hree Tvpes of Site Arral,s ....... 2-3 I
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Cornrnon Site Arra),Questions ....................2-i4

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General IC Conrpiler II F lo*'..'...--
Unit Objectives ............-..... "" 1-r
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Ke1' Steps of the Placenlent Pltasc , l-r
Placemcnl and Optimization Conln-rands....'....'-"-'
Placenrent antl Logic Optiruizatiorl: place-opt' """ " ' ' l-6 :

'flie l'ive Stages oi placc-opt "" """ ' " "" ' i-7
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Pre-Placenrent Check......, ' :'
clreck-d.esignResults...-....'..]-ll
R"corr,r",ided: Physical Constrailt Cl'recks ' i- ll
De-sign and Florv Requiretrlcrtt Setup Steps' " i- 13
Confrgrrr. Scenarios ior NICI\'IN'I Optirnization "". ' l- 14
Confiluring place-opt fbr SI'G . ." ' " ' i- 15
High Fanoit Syntheiis Port Punchirrg ........'."""' """ ' 3- l6
Even Distribution of Spare Cells - Automatic "" " .' " i- 17
Spare Cclls ldentification - Autornatic versus Manual ' ' i- I 8
Netu'orks -..--....'."" l-11;
Remove Unwanted Ideal
Library Cell Purpose :I :9 l1 ,,i
Restrict Library Cell Usage """:.""""""" .r-ll
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Preroute P.ruer Optinrizatiott. .....--. t r-lr
Leakage Pouer Optimizaliorr-.. -...- """"')""""""
Leakale Improveinent b1' Vt Srvapping ."""""" """ ' l-24
R"po,iurtil-vtcells "" "l-25
D1'namic Porver Optinrizatiotr-.-.----.. " 3-26
Dinarnic Pon'er Optimizations Require Srvitching ActiviU """"' " )-)l
Tit"l P.ru"rOptimization " "" -l-28
Test For Understanding ( I of 2)........--...'.' -l-29
Test For Understanding (2 of 2).--.- "" . ' l-10
Congestion-Focused Setrrp Steps """" """' l-l I
Globll-Route Congestion Arraivsis..-." ' l-l-l
Global Route Congestion \'1ap-..-. "" l-13
Congcstion Segment Labcls-........ '. ' ' l-14

Irrcrease Placernent/Collsestiorr lltlbr-t..-....."' " ".' l-li

Global Route-Based IIF! and I)RC Irixing (GR-opto)' ' ' -l-16
Keepoul Nlargins and Placenrerrt Blockages "" l- 17
Cell antl Pin Densiq'Anal1'sis
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Lirnit Cell Density ivith Partlal Bloc'kages '.
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t'r,ngsr11.r-triven Reslructuring(CIIR) . . -i-4-l

ConfieLrt'ing the CDR Stratctv.,....". .......,....e... ..q.. .. .-..'...... '. 3-'i j

CDR u,it1 SpG...... ..... .. i-:il'r
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For Undersiandit1g.........,....... ..3-4"1
l'iming-Focused Setup Steps ............ .. -...".3-48
l-irninsiDRC QoR Suiltntary Report -.-.'---..3-19
Cai-.1n."Cot..t,.t!rehcnsiveDesign]\,,!etI.ics
Arralvze i\4ctrics in Depth -...... - 3-5 i
Irtctease Placentent/Tinring Elfolt ..-...-...-'.-'.- 3-51
Trvo-Pass Placertrent Florv.....-...... -- "-.'..--'..." 3-53
fiontrolling Ccll Densi''y -.---..-..3-34
Setting Cell Densitv i\'lanually'..... .....'...'.-'.3-i5
Legalization: ir'linimizing Large Dispiaceruents........ -- -... -i--i5
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Stlealn l-egalization Smaller ir4oves...-....-. .--......-...3-51
Enable Stream Legalization ..'...3-58
Reporling Design Utilization ...3-59
Create Move Bcur1ds....-..- '-....--- 3-60
So{1 r,ersusHarrd Bor,rnds .....................,..... ........................ 3-6 r
irnproving Tinring Driven Placemerlt Ilesults ...---.--.-......---3-62
Buff'ering Aware Timing, Driven Placernent.... .'..'..'.-.'----...3-63
Post-CTS ICG Fnable l"iming Problern....... -.....----.......-....-3-64
Pre-CTS ICG llnable Timing is OPTiMISTIC....-.".........." -.......-.-.....-'...-.3-6-i
Solution: ICG Optirnization....,-,..... ............"3-66
TrialCTS -......'....'.3-6'7
CTS Setup NeedeC ror Trial CTS............. ..-..3-68
iCG Spiitting and Clock-Ara,are Placemerlt................ ....-..-.3'69
Enabling iCG Optinrizatiorl ..,......... ............3-70
l-est For Uncierstanding (l of 2).... .................3-11
Test For Understanding (2 of 2).... .................3-72
Poner- and Area-Foctrsed Setup Steps............,...................^. ...................3-73
Porver Anall'sis............... ..........3-14
Area Analysis...-.............. ..........3-'i5
Porver and Area Optir.r.rization Effolt .............3'76
Pre-Rortte "l,aver'Op Linriz-ation........ ...............3-7'/
Global Routc-Based La;-tr 8inning............... .. ......... ... ...3-78
Global Route-Ilased I-a1'er Binaing (continued; ........ .....".3-'i9
Lori Pol.cr Placelnent ..............3-80
Placer.nent and Optinrization Application Options Sumnlan*...... ............3-81
I'est For{Jn<1e1s1anding................. .................3-82
Optional Steps Afier piace*opt..... ..... ....-......3-8i
,\i{ ;spalt Cells Not Alreadv in the Ne1lis1 .................. .....l-84
Freveniin-e Spare Cells fi.om Moving .... ......3-85 rl

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Focusing refinc r.rp! . .. , . l-88
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Appendix l1........ . . ... .. ' . .. i-gi
MagnetPlircenrtrnt... .. .....'. '.]-94
Perfomring lullagnct Placertteni .. ..'. '.. . .. ...l-95
Standalone Coar.se Placctttettt..- .-.--............-..3-96
Enhance the Placer.nerlt............-.... .. .-... ...-'.3-97
Appendix C .....,......... .... . ... 3-98
DefhultPathGrorrps '.. . ..i-99
Problem u'ith Large Violating I/O I'}aths 3-100
Place I/Os into SeparatePath Groups.................." ......-..-.i-101
SeparatePathGroupsMayNotBeEnough...-'....'........j-l02
Apply Path Group Weights....... . .. ....-.....i-103
Appendix D................ .. ... ..-.. i-104
Net length attributc support . . 3- 05 1

Stand-Alone Trial crS ' "". 3- 106

Optional: Merge Before ICG Optimization............. .--....' 3-l07
Ir{ax LVt Percentage Optimization .......-... 3- 108
Categorizing Design Violations.., . - '..........i-109
Enable Multiple Port Net Buffering...-. ..... 3- l l0
Standard Cell Spacing Ru1es........... .... .: I I 1

CrcatingCcll Spacing Labels and Rules..... .........-.,f..... -. -.' . ..'.. ' . ...i-ll2
ICG Anto-Bounds...,..,.... ....-..........)...... '.....3-1 13
Appendir E ..........-,...- ..- .-...-.. i-l 14
Relative Placement.-. '- """""""""""" "" " 3- I 15 :

What's Special about Data Path Logic?.. . . 3- l 16

The Ideal Layout for Data Path.............. ....3- l'i 1

Data Path Layout using Traditional P&R Too1............" .. 3- I8 1

Relative Placenrent Grotrp .. ' 3- 1 19

RP constraints ------------.-.. """ i-120
ConcumentPlacementof RP Groups................... .-.. ......-.3-I2l
Candidates tbr Ilelative Placenreut ............ .. i- 122
Ph1'sical Datapath Irr DC-T/G & ICC II .................. ."'.... l- l2i
RP in DCT/G ' ' l- 124
Appendix F................, ..." l-125
Placetrent-Based Scan Chain Re-Or-dering .... -...". "' i-126
Re-orilering Chains rvithin Same "Partition"..'.'..'........ "'3-l2l
Exarnple SCANI)EF tionr S-vnthesis',vith DFT........ .... .'........' i-118
Exanrpie : I'lacenrcttt u'ith F-xisting Orde ring.. .... """" ' l- ll9
Exan.rplc: Recrrdering Within Scan-Chains. . .-. "" 3- l l0
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D.sisn Serup Ohjecri\L's . ............ ..........,....... i-l
General IC Compiier II Florr'.....-.. ......,..,........ 5-3
l)esitn Seiup............ ..... ......,..... j-.1
Create a ''Container": The Design Liblary. .."..-......._..... ..-.-.5-5
Tccirnolog-r, Inlonn,l{irtn -......-.....5-6
Desiqn Librarry Cornpressirrt .......-..-..,.....,..-...5-?
Rcil'rence l-iir-an, Paths............ ......-.............. i-ii
lvloving Desigrr anci/rrr-Rcierence Librar-ies....... "....-,.. .. .....5-g
iichind a Design Librarr, ..........- 5-10
iiead.db and.fi'anre r.iirccill,into iCC iI .,............ . .........,5-li
l-iblarl,Configuration Erar',rp1e.... ....-..-. .....,5-i2

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i-ibrurl, florrllgrrrltiitrr irlou ()prions . . .. 5- I _l

i(cad the Netiist iind L--icatc a t)csign ...,...". ..:.... .........5-14
Linking........ ........5-15
Load thc Pol'cr lntcnt ...............5-16
Supporl of Golden-UPF and LlPF'/LPF" Flo*,s., .... ...........:................ .5-17
ModifyingPor'verIntentafierconlnrit_upf.,
Load the Floorplan ........... .. ...- 5-19
Load a DEF Floorplan File ..-.......- ................5-20
Caution: Unsupported Clonstructs in DEF ........................5-2 I
Specily Unused Routing Layers .......... .......5-72
Load Scan Clrain Identification Inforntation .. . ..............5-23
Connect PG Pins to Supply Nets ............. .....5-24
Elablc Use of Tie-Iligh/Lou, Ce11s.............. .......... ... .......5-25
TIP: Design Library Packages . . . ..........5-16
Usage Details pack / r.rnpack
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Test lor Understanding ( I of 2) ...................5-28
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Summary: Dcsign Setup ........., ,.......... ........5-30
tJnit Objectives Summan' .......5-3 I
Appcndir...... ....,-.5-i2
Appendix A............,.... .............5-33
ICC II Initialization Files.......-..-. .................5-34
Example User's -svnops1,,s_icc2.setup File............... .........5-35
Appendix B...-............. .............5-36
High Level Multi-Voltage Design Concepts ............ ........5-31
UPF Exarnple: Supplies and Porver Domains....... ..............5-38
IIPF Exanrple: Powcr Ports and Nets .,.......--... ..................5-39
UPF Example: Level Shif-ters ..........-...........5-40
UPF Example: Po'uver States and PS Table....... ....-............ 5-4 I

Unit 6: Timing Setup

Agenda...-.... .......... 6_l
Timing Setup Objectives.............. ..................6-2
General IC Compiler II F'1orv........ .................6-3
Muttiple Modes and Corners ......... ...............6-4
Concun'ent MCMN4 f)ptirniz,ation .................6-5
Mode, Corner and Scenario Setup .................6-6
Efficient'l-irningCiraph Represcnrarion....... ......................6-1
Classi!,ing Constraints . ...........6-8
Comrnands Listed by.' Classitlcation ..-................ ... ............6-9
Su.itching Current Corrrer-, Niode, Scenario........ .. .. .........6-10
Renorts Usually Applv to Current Scenario ..... ................6-11
Loading Constraints .................6-12

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-Check f-ir:ing Ct-rtrstraitrts . '. '.. ... 6-l:
'-.i,iriroilinq Sccrtario Aniiiy'sisr'Optintiz-atioit..............'... .-...::.-..-.. ......6-l6
Eraniples: Modi{f ing Scenario Status....:-..... ....'. ...".. .'.... 6- i :
Iieporting Scenari<l Status Senings.......-.....---... .-----.....'....".. {r-1ti
Defining Colner PVT by Operating ConCilitrn.... -.- -.-.--"...'":.....6- i9
Indirect Operating Condition lvlethod Issues.,,....,". .-..."...-'.......6-2C
Dcfining PVT Directll'- Recotnmended .........."... ..-..........'6-21
I{eporting Library Details: report-lih ....-...'....6-1)
VT Matching .-....6-23
LIse Process Labels to Help the l\'latching ......-."-...6'24
Irrocess Labe I Specification ..-.,.......
Process Label Exercise .................. . .. .......... 6-26
iteporting ALL Ccrr-ners rvith I'VT Misnra{clres .^'....-....--...6-21
Selective Librarl Loading..-..... -- .--....-....-.......6-28
tjsing Selective Library Loading........ '--...."..6-79
Scaling Groups.....-... ........'...'...6-30
llsins Scaling Croups ..." "...-.. 6-3 1

Notcs or.r Scaling Groups . ...-..6-32

Specil-v TLUplus Parasitic RC Models... -.....6-33
Restricting Cells in Specific Modules/Regions ..-.........- .-..6-34
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Library Subset Exanrple '..-..--...-'......'..6-35
OCV Elfects on Tinring. .....-,.6-36
Traditional Timing Derate Method for Modeling OCV "..'.'.....- ..-............6-31
Exarnple: OCV Analysis rvith Tinrine Derate ....-.--.'........... 5-38
Derate Factor in Tirning Report........... .'........5-39
Timing Pessimisrn rvith OCV Anal.vsis ........6-40
AOCV Calculates Derating Based on Dcpth and Distance -----....-....-.......6-11
Ilrrabf ins Advanced On-Chip Variation Modeling -.-..........6-42
Pessimisrrr in Graph-Based Anal.vsis {GBA) AOCV......... ..."--.................6-43
Parametric On-Chip Variation Modeling of Random Variation...-.. .....'".6-44
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POCV Input Data: Sigma (o) - Trvo Fornrals '......."'........6-45
POCV Path Calculation Exarnple ........."..-.....6-46
POCV Inptrt Data: Distance-based Delatirrg "..-.....----........-.6-41
POCV Setup..-........ ......-..'.........6-48
POCV A<tditional Sctup.-........... -....-........-......6'49
I'erfbrnr a 'Tinring Sanity Cireck ..--.--.-.."'.'.. ..6-50
Controlling MCTUM'Iiming Reports......... ....'..6-5 I
Additiolal 1-iining Settings... ..... ......6-52
Test for Understancling (l of 3) ..-...-.-....---..-..6-53
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tjnit Objectives Surnrnat)/ .. .6-56
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report_tinring -variation ...........6_ril
Appendix B -................. ........ ... 6_63

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Clock Reconvergence Pessimisnl Rcrnoval .1 -16

Congestion-Aware Initial CTS _. .,... .. ........1_17
Local Skew Optimization ........ 7_ 1g
Errable Local Skerv CTS and CTO ............ .. i_1g
CCD and Borrndary Rcgistcrs .......................7_20
Restricting the Amount of CCD Skerving ...1_21
Skipping Path Groups during CCD............ ... j_22
Additional Settings ro Consider,. ..................7-23
Classic CTS Florv Stages.....-.... ................ ... j_2.1
Classic CTS Florv: clock_opt vs. Attrltic ....1_25
CCD lrlorv Stages.-......... ...... .. 1_26
Post-CTS: Post-routc Clock 'l-rec L)ptiruization ..... ......... j_2j
CCD Porver or Area Rccover.y..... ............_....1,-i.,g
Elrablc CCD Porver/Area Recor,erf ..-............ j_lL)
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Liiniting l'ruto-Latcncrv Updaie"" ""' " """""7-48
Lin:iting Auto-LatencY tJpdate""-""' """""""'1-49
CCD during place-opt """"" 7-:0
iCeal Clock Adjustrne nt during place-opt """""""' '

LnoUting and Controllirrg place-opt CCD """"""'-'

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"""" 7-53
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Appendix A...".....-..--.-- .i-];
CtO: ti*ing-Driverr Clock Tree Creation
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CL-L): Clock 1'r'ee l-at'ency Refinement"'
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C-lock Objects"""""""""" ' """""'1-59
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Strlutiorrs: Plopagatcd Clock Objects""""""""-"-'
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Agenda
' ." """""" 8-2
Clc'iieral IC Liornpiler Il lrlot"." ""
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U nit Objcctiyes ...-..-..-... .
" "" " 8-'+
l.Tnit Objcctives -, .......-.. -
\r\rirere Does thc Ciock l-ree Bcqin and iir:d? '. ."" . " ' 8-5
' "' "" " " 8-6
Ralance Points: Sir-rk antl Ignore Pins
(lcncratecl and Gated Clocks"'." "'
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' ' ' "' "' " 8-3
i-lscrde llneil or Esplrcit Sink I'ins
Dtlrning an I}plicit Sirrk I'in
' ""- "" ' " 8-9
" ." " " .""' 8-i0
!)rf inirrg an ExL'lii:it Sink Pin \\iith Dela)'"'

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l).'ilnirrq l:rt Explicit lgrrore (rri i:r.:l,tr1i) Pin.-.. .... . . .- .,....... .. lj- i l
' iJe tlni;r.,. a Ciock Skerv Croup . . S- il
I:xceptions - Nlode Specilic ... 8- ll
Auto Erccptiorrs........... .......::..... ... ... . S.: l
o Controlling Auto Exceptions ...-......-....."..-:.....:.."...... ... ... 8- l5
. Anto E,xceptions: Scaling Delay' Iteqiiircllcnts........ . .,.. . lt- I 6
Horv Can You Chcck Exceptions? . . .. .. .. 8- I I
Default Cllock Tree'[argets-.......- Q t('o
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CCD: Skerv and l-atency Considerations.................. . . .8- l9
User-I)eflned Clock Tree Targets."...... .......... 8-10
Control CTS Cell Selcction . ..8-21
Existing Cells on Clock Tree ........................8-21
No Irrter-Clock Skerv Balancing by Default 0 al
...................... o-:-r
Create Balancing Groups......... ... . .. ... 8-24
Balancing f)ccurs During clock_op1..".- .......8-2,;

Snnrnrary: Clock Tree Balancing Setup.".."...... ...................8-21

Sumntary: Clock Tree Balancing Setup........... ...................8-28
Pre-Existing Clock Buff'ers Are Removed............-....." ....... 8-29
Clock Tree Renroval Behavior...... ................. 8-i0
Presen,inq Pre-Existing Clock Trees ............. 8-3 I
Propagation Limitation of dont touch on Clock Nehvorks..... ................ 8-32
Preserv'ing Pre-Existing Cells -........... . ... ...... 8-33
Preserving Pre-Existing Cells - Allorv Sizing ................... 8-34
Cells that Should Not Be Moved .................-. 8-35
Cells that Should Not Be Moved .................. 8-36
Non-Dcfault Routing Rules...-....".. ............-... 8-37
Non-Deftrult Via Rules ,............8-38
Defirring Non-Default Routing and Via Ru1es............ ........ SliS
Exarnpie Technolo-ey Fi1e.............. .,..............8-40
Defining Via NDRs with -vias..... ...".............. 8-,1 I
Applving Non-Default Routing RuIes......."... o /l

Diff'erent NDRs for Root. Internal. Sink Nets ............. ....... 8-44
Classiflcation of Root, Intemal, Sink............. .................... 8-45
Clock Crosstalk Prevention through NDR Promotion............... .............. 8-46
Clock Crosstalk Prevention through NDR Promotion................ ..... .......8-41
Are ail Clock Drivers and Loads Spccificd?.... ..................8-18
Example: Reporting Clock Porl Constraints.. ............,.......8-49
Defining C-l'S-Specific DRC Valucs .............8-50
Retttovr Skcn lrorrr Urrcenairrry'.. ....... . .. .. .3-51
Uncertainrl,on Output Ports............ ..............8-52
Repoding Scttings Sunrnrarv . . 8-51
Unit Ob-lectircs Suirntary .........1i-j4
hppendir.... .........8-5_i

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Agen<la """"""" " 9-i
General IC Compilcr ii F1orv......... """"" """9-:
Llnit Objectives ............... ""' .' ' 9--r
Routing,Phase Gca1........- "" 9-'i
ICC 1I Routing Flon'..-........, "' " 9-5
Recommended Routing Flou' .........,,- """" . " 9-6
Rorrte Operations: Glolral Route {GR).. """ "9-j
I{oute Operations: Global Route Sunrmal}"--...--..-.'--. ' "' " "9-11
Rottte Operations: Track Assignnlent.. "" " "'9-9
Route Operations: l)etail Routing........ "" ' 9-l0
Pre-Routing Checks anti Se lup ' '."""" ' ' 9- l I
Check fbr Routing "Readiness". """""""""' 9-12
Routabiliq' Check .-...'.--........'-" 9-13
Renrove Route Arvare E,stinration.-.. """""' ' 9-14
Secondary PG Pin Cottncctions """"' """" '.9-l5
NDRs fbi Secondary PG Routing." "'"' " ' ' q-16
Inserting Redundant Vias on Signal Nets " " 9- 17
R.edundant Vias and Srnali Geonietlies ..........-.-. "" "" ' '." 9- i S

Enable Wire and Via Cptinrization ..........'... ---....--.-. !....... """"""""""." 9-19
Concun'ent Antenna Fixing: La1'er Jurlping-.'--.'-...-...--. . "' 9-20
Clontr-olling Router Behavior': Routing Guides "-""""'.""' 9-21
Preventing Routing: Routing Blockages...." " '9-2?
Corrtrolling Scope for Rerouting..... " """""'9-23
f irning Driven Routing........ "" 9-14
Crosstalk Preventior.t """""' ." 9-25
Crosstalk Analysis """"""""" 9-26
CCS and A\VP...,.... .. "" ""' " ()'?i
Noise Analysis...........-.,-. """ ' 9-2E
TcstforUndcrstanding(l of 2) ' '-"" "" "" 9-29
-l'estlblUnderstandirig(2of'2) "" "'" 9-l(l
Routing ancl DRC l-ixing """' !)-i I

Route the Sigrtal Nets.. '' ' ^"' ' 9-12

l)ctail Routc lteratioris ' "" "' 9-ll
(.hcck Zroule DRC \iiolaricr-1s.................. " 9-li
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i.avout versus Scl,rlriltic (lheck............ .. 9--:(r

Dctaii l{outing l-ooos..,.,.. ...........,......:... .....9-31
Change Routing Options......... ..... ...... .........9-38
Rerouting Plobleuratic t'-ets........... ... .....9-19
Optirrization and Reroute . .. . ...Y........ ....9-40
Pri:t Roule Fuli Optirrrization.............. . . .9-4 I

Post Route Optirnizations: Pou'er ancl Cl-O ... . . ......g-42

Post Route Olttirniz,rtions: CCD . ...... . .. .. ...9-43
' Faster QoR Conl.crgence............ .. .... ... . ......9-44
tJsing PrirneTinre l)elav Calculation ............ 9-45
.' PrirncTirne InDesign...-.. .........9-46
StarRC InDesign ......................9-41
Notes on Repeatabiiity ............9-48
Llnit Surnrnar)' ....,........ .. . ....9-49
Appendix...., .......9-50
Enabling Post-Route Redundant Via Insertion.................... ..................... 9-5 i
Custonr "Via Mapping" Table .......................9-52
Example: Prioritizing Vias for DFM .-...... .. .......................9-53
Concurrent Soft-Rule-Based Via Optimization .................9-54
Concurrent Hard-Rule-Based Via Optinri2ation.................... ......-............ 9.-5 5
Random Particle Defects.......... ......................9-56
Reduce Short/Open Critical Area............ .....9-51
Routing Blockages - Comparison to IC Conrpiler.....-....,...... ..................9-58
Routing Blockages (Continued)... ..................9-59
Antenna Violations .................9-60
Fixing Antenna Violation by Layer Junrping .....................9-61

Unit 10: Top Level lmplementation

Agenda .."............ I 0- l
Objectives .......... 10-2
Top Level Implementation................. ........... i 0-3
Using Cornpletely Implemented Blocks ....... 10-,1
Parallel Blocks and Top Implementation........,........ ^......... 10-5
Extracted Timing Model (ETM) .................... 10-6
Abstract \rieu, ........... .............. l0-7
Creatins an Abstract ......... ..... l0-8
Keep Everylhing in the Abstract.. ... .-... ........ 10-9
Irranre Vierr'. . . I0- l0
At tlre Top-Levu-l .............. ..... 10- I I
,\t tlre Top-l cr r1.............. . .. l()- Il
( lreck tlre ljusirrr .. . .. I0- Ii
irnplenrent the'l-op........ ....... 10-14
UIrit Olrjectives Surnrnarr,. .... 10-15

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Unit 11: Signoff

Asenda ...........11-l
Generul lCConrpilerllFlc*'...-..,.. - . ..".1i-2
Unit Objcctives.,..........,--.. ... ... il-i
Unit Oilectires ..-..--.......... ....... I i-4
hr-Dcsign SignofFDRC Ci:ecking and Fixin-q.... .... .. ....... il-i
Sigri.rll'DR{-' using IC Vaiidator.. i 1-6
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Filterirr,: Frror Data.... li-i0
Slanclard Ceil lrillers and Metal Filling,..-.-.... ...-....- ..-...... I 1-1 I
Filler-Celi Insertion...--. ..- ..... . 11-12
lJxampie Script........... ..-,....... 11-13
Metal Fill Insertion .."............. 1 l-14
Vierving and }iditing il'letal Fill -..........,.-..... I 1- 15
Exanrple'Script..."..-..,....-,. ... ... I l-16
[.rarrrple Script ........... ... . ... . ...... I l-17
Pre vs. Post Tape-out ECO ......-.... ........,..... I I -i 8
Unconstrained (Pre Tape-out) ECO Florv.......-...-. -" . .".. .. 1i-ig
Pre-Tapeout ECO OrUnconstrained FIou,.......... ...-.-."..."=" ll-20
ECO Placement. place_eco_cells .....-.......... 1 l-2 I
Unctrrislrained Florr' . ........ ....... I l-ll
Freeze Silicon ECO Florv ....... I l-2i
Netlist (lhange f,)perations ......11-24
Map ECO Ceils to Spare Cells... ......., . .. ... 11-25
IvIap l:CO Cells to Spare Cells... -.....-.-.-"-..-..11-26
SignolT:driverr Physically Arvare L.CO Florv . .... .... ... ... I l-2?
Expon f)ata li'or.n ICC II ........... ................... 11-28
Exar.nplc Star-RC Cornmand Fi1e..........-... ... i l-29
Priinel'ir:re I-,f O Guidance F1c1v........ ...... 1 l-30
Exanrpic irlrlsicallr,Arvare ECO irr PI'(l o{-2).............. .. 1l-jl
Exanrpic Pirysicalll.Aware ECO iu P1'(2 oi2).... .."... .. . I l-i2
Appl_i'I'1- [COs in ICC II usingN{ininrLrrn Ph1,'sical Inrpact.......... ..... ]i-ll
Ut'rit SLinrinarl'. ................ ..... i l-i4

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. lb mirror a collection of objects: f lip_objects
' To rotate a collection of ob-jects: rotate objects
Sonrc clesign objects also have specialized commancls. sr-ich as add to bound.
se'r l -b celi purpose. conne ct net

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'i'cu can finci ckijec;s associ*i*ai l';itig Br eonnset*rJ ir:" :;p',:ciiic

*i:jects by using the *t:f_objr:c+*s cption:
* For example, you can find the ceils associated lvith other cells, or uriih l

pins, nets, bourrds, voiiage areas, v.,:!iage area shapes, etc.:

{snps-_OCC*ccntr:oiler I__SI}R.3i'1 TO?i :,,

* See the man page of each ge.c_* ccmr,:and foraetailed inf<..rmaiicr

abr:ut the supported relationships anC associaiions

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Querying Objects I Hierarchy

I Object.qLleries are perforrted using a logic*! clililtext
o Object names must match the logical hierarchy nane attribute

r With get_f1at_ce1J-s hierarchy is optional

. The * f 1a t * cornmands use the f ul1 name of objects for searching

a Also ava ilable: get_f 1a t_nets, get_f J.at_pins
a You can match using regular expressions with the -regexp option 1-5

The get-f lat-* cornmands rvere introduced rvith 2015.06-SP4. The get-f lat-celts conrmand retums]sejf cells
(except physical-only cclls) rvith the fut-t_name attribute matching the pattem:
get_f ]at_cef f s *mux* (to includephysical-only cells use -alt)
f ea f*c1k_mux
HIER1/leaf_aux_se1_reg[0] t3l
HIERl /HIER2/leaf_mux_dq
HIERl/HIER2 nux/U1 .. U4

get_ce1ls -hie::archical retums]ggf and hierarchy cells with the name attribute matchilrg the pattern. at ail,
levels ofhierarchv: oet ceffs -hierarchical *mux+
leaf_c1k_mux
HIERl/1eaf_mux_se1 reql [0] t3l
Il I ER1 /HI / fe af_mux_dq
ER2
rl T ER i / H I ER2_mu x

To retum only lsa:!-cells. get cel.ls -hierarchical *muxr -f 1f ter lis hierarchical
leaf clk_mux
HiERl/leaf_nux sel reg[0] t3l
HIERl/HIER2/1eaf nux dq

To return cells that are at a particular hierarchl,:

ge]-_ce1is Hiail I /+mux*
HIERl/1eaf mux_sel_rec1 i0l t3l
HIERl/HIER2 mux

To return ceils that arc at or belorv a pafiieillur hierarchy:

get._fiat ce.l..l : HiERI*mu:r*
HIERl/leaf mux_sel_reqi0l l3l
/1eaf_nu:: crq
il I ER1,/HIER2
ii1EP.1/HIER2.r.ux/ui .. u4

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e All get_(object) commands support the location query options

o Regions can be rectangular or rectilinear polygons

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The behavior of the-within and the -intersect options matches ICC behavior.
qet <ob j ect> query-by-location options:
-at: Returns objects at the specified point
-u;ithin: Returns objects thal are strictly inside the queried-region; Does not include objects
that are touching the queried-region fiom the inside
-touching: Retums objects that are strictly inside the qr.reried-region, includir-rg ol-rjects {hal are li
touching the queried-region liom the inside (superspt of -vritnin).
-intei:sect: Returns objects that are or.erlapping u'ith queried-region as rvell as ob-iects that
are touching the queried-region from tlre inside or the outside.

'i'here is also an altemative conunand

in 1CC2 that provides similar functionalitr,.
get cbjects_by_lecatiorr cfass <object_type>
' Tiris cominand has different behavior for -rvithin and -iniersect, by delault
' Usc the application option desiqn. enable icc r:egi on query to make it traich the behavior
described on the r-nain slide

For urore details. please revierv t1're r.nan page.

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Attributes of 0
c Each object.,?as a set of related attributes {with values}
" For exampie, a iret has ihe rollowing aitributes.
o ful I name
t n-' i,
t rou-r€_lergth, etc.

r To list all application-defined attribufes (and user-defined, if

any) of a specific object class:
+i::..rri iil.
-!:_Lr:bu!e Same ::':: Obiect lype Proleltres Coastlaints

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Use get_def ined-attributes to get a TCLlislof the attributes 1useful for scripting purposes).

To leam about attributes of a specific class:

rnan (cl as s >_at t ributes, for exatnple:

icc2_sheIf > man net_attributes

net_attrlbutes : Description of the predefined attr]b'.rtes for nets.
DESCR]PTION
Attributes are properties assigned to oblects such as prns. ce11s and nets.
Definicions for net attributes are provided in the subsections that foflow.
Attr:ibut --s are ::ead-only unless marked as settable . Reacl-on1y attributes are
inforinational, and you cannot set its rrafue. A settable attribute can be modified
wlth the set_attribute conmand.
To deternilne the value of an attribute,use the get_a1]itribute command- To see a
list of all attributes available for a class of ob;ecr-s use
the list attrjbutes -application command.
I.let Attr:ibut,-s
base_name
A strlog ali]rii]ul--e for the name of a net. This narle cic,-s not rnclude a
tlo :r.:..r-- i trn prefi;r.
fuil_name
A str:rng .rttnrbute for the name of a net. Thls name i.r.-'Jes a pr:efrs
fcr the instance path to this net.
ls qlobai
A Boolean attribute. Possible values are "irue" and "i.:lse". Globai
rets ai'e Lircs.-' tied to loolc 0 and iooic i -

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'ia retrieye an attribute l

E 1lqlue of an oir.lect: :.v

s To aprrly an attribute value on objects:

Altematiyell/. you can use the {bllou,ing syntax for get_/ser attribute:
get*attribute -objects fget_ce1l.s I_RA]{_31 -narne physicaf_status
set_attrlbute -objects lget cell-s r RA]'{ 3l -name physical status -va}ue fi:;eci

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I To generate a list r>t aitributes and valiies of a curreniiy selected object:

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Note: The above repor:t att::ibutes command is similar to doing an ot-ljcct cluery in the GUl.
except that the GUI query oniy lists the attribute name and value, not the other columns, e.g. |,pe.

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x S<rme al:j*r:t attrihutes have "sJt,&-affribufes"
o Callerl r:a:;cacled attributes
e For exa:'nple: The laver: attrrbuie c[ a sh.a"o: objeci (e.9. ti42 roLrte)

e To generate an attribute report of a col{ec{fon attribute:

-{ttribule Narne : ia 1ue

e To access the cascaded pitch attribute direc

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Tut: (and mrtre) levei attribute query is supporred:

rcc2_she-11> ge-u attribute Iget ce1]s U6 I ::ef block.lib.voltage uni +.

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 Use bounding ox instead of bbox
tCC ll has added a ne'"f", attribute called 1:or-rnd:-ns_box, rvhich atrlo.,vs
direct qdery and filtering of the involved coordinates

Use the following cascaded attributes to query the various coordinates:

ff, 1l-x, 1ly, ur, urx, ury
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Using bbox, if you rvant io access the individual point of the bounding box, 1,ou have to use the
lindex command to parse the attribute:
icc2_shefl> lindex fget attrlbute Iget cells U92] bboxl 0
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;;r A &Jec& is the containsr er{ riesigr: ri*{:;

* reai_verij.og creaies a bloc}.; fli'tile \/i; l:icg netiisi
-l-he
+ basrc block operati*n commands are r,a.meC * _b1+ck
. E-9. save_Lr1oeFl
.open_block.

a A design library stores biccks, tr:gether v,,ith oth*r {ir;rar_v-l*r..;l

cjata such as technology data
* The basic library operaiicn cornnrands are named *_l-ib
+ Forexample, cr:eaLe lib, crre.n Lib, save iib

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Save the Design, Library and Bloek

It is good practice to save the design after each key design phase,
for exa.n"'rple: design seiup, placement, etc.
g Using a block label is a convenient way of doing this: c
i.
il
;l
I
:

Saves the design library to disk (if not previously done

with sa.we.'Iib) and the block to a new name
o By default, save_block -as saves a new copy of a blockto disk,
but does not change the name of the block in memory *
Blocks with the same block name but different labels are independent

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Using the block labelto name a newer version of the block, ir-rstead of changing the block name
itself (e.g. oRCA/init_design instead of onca_init_design), is very convenient for top-level
integration: The top-level design, which references the bloik )'ou are designing. can continue
referencing the sub-block oRca. even if _vou save the block u'ith different labels.

Using thc above method, at the end of the physical design florv, a block will have many labcls (for
example: init_desi-gn, f loorplan. placed. cts, routeC). 1b specify which label shor.rld be
used lbr the CRCA reltrence rvhen it is instantiated in the top-level design:
change abstract -reference ORCA -labe1 roured
*) To rename the block in memory bclbre saving it to disk set the follor.ving application option:
set_app_options -list { des i ,gn . rnorph_cn_save_as true }
' Does not rcname the block data tl-rat is already on-disk
. Does not rename the block in memory if the block being saved is instantiated in other blocks in
lnerrorl' or the block is saved into a dilJ-erent library.
. Allorvs \.oll to save a block to a new narrie and continue the f-lorv u,ith the nervly sayed block
rvitl-r a single save_block -as comlrand
In IC Cotnpiler.you rvould have to sarre the cell to another nanre. thcn close the cutlenl ccll. then
open tht- neu cell,

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l-rst: t1-:e f*!lo',,ring method to create a copy cf t!'r* hl*ck to a. nerv na.rnt; ,
tlhen save it after optimization {RM method}

copy_block copies into memory by default,

Set ciesign.cn disk_opera.r.on to Lrue to copy to disk.
See sfudent noles for an example of copying to another library

After copf ing, You can list the avaiiable blocks, as lollows:
icc2_she11> current_block ORCA,/place_opt
{ ORCA_- IB . cil rb : ORCA/p-Lace_opt . Cesrgn }

icc2_sheI1> 1i st_blocks
Lib OF.CA_LIB. dlib /remot e/ . . " . ,/ORCA_LiB. dlib iech current
* 0 ORCA,zplace_opt.clesign Jul-10-1i:5? current I

0 ORCA,U init design. Cesign Jun-18-08 : 57 _r

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Neu'lv-created ol modified open blocks are marked rvitlr a " * ". lJnmodified or saved open blocks
are r-narked u,ith a "+". Unopened blocks are rnarked rvith a "-". Designs are taeged ri'ith their
rnoditlcation datc or lasl saved date. The cunent blocl< is tagged "current". Lib ccli biccks
are tagged "_Lib cel1".

You can also copy a block to another library:

Z tcc2 shelf
copi/.-lli) -iio_designs -f rom_. lrc oFCA LIB. dl i b -Lc, lib BACKUP. d1i b
cpen_lib OP,CA_LIB. dllb
ccDj/ br.or:k frorn_b1ock ORCA_LIB.diib;ORCA,ipla-ce. r--,ot \
i-c_block BACKUp,,l l : b: CRCA/pl.ace opt
save_l j b IIACKUP. citib
cur::en:__blLrck BACKUP. dlib : CRCA/rtace cpt

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r Application Options contnc! ii"ie b*havior and features

of
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For example, the apptication option

place_opt.f1ow.do spg
controts whether the commind ptace_opr takes spG placement
into
account or not

Application options use the foilowing naming convention:

c.ategory. srrh g"1.gory. option na31e
o The sub_category field is optional

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cotegory is the name of the engine afl-ected by rhe application

option, such as p1ace, cts, ancl
route.
Some ap-plication option categories have subcategories
to iurlher refine the area affected by lhe
application option' Forexample, the route categoryhas
the following subcategorie.r: common,
detarl, global. and track

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$:i*trli*g / Rep*rting Applieaticn spti*r:e

Te,find the application cptions * =r**fic et:gilre' Lls*

repori-a;:p-cptions 'o'
Or oert---app-optlons

Timing-related aPPlication opiions starl vrilh ti-*e

-io
report all timing-related appiicatlon oPtions, use

values:
c List al! application options lvith changed (nondefault)

{ if,

Here is an exampie :coori-app-ooti ons output:

i.-:c2 sheil> reporl,slil-ciLicas tine'*

Typ= v3Lr:,- User- efaulL Systen-d4il-3uri
Nane
false blw*
tine. al l,c 1oc|:s-Propagr3' ec aool block
e4un sepa.ale lauflch .apture-.iepth
tiFe-aocm analltsis-4ode iais: bl o3ir
r- ire . aocw-endbl e i is bcoi block
-ana -/s bool false
ii*e. aocw-enable,c lock' ne:work-oaiy ialse block
tine.aocm enable single-path-metrlcs bool tr.lrck
/ tine.case -analysis p:opag3ie throxgh-icq bool false
never \ block
enum
t.ir.e - case analysi s seque-t la l,propagaiion i rue I r1c;t<
,oof
- ,...- -.lock-gaiip.g-p'cpasai-e-enable
:l:"

gei-app cp i- r cn s rvill simpl-v list the application options:

;
:cc:l--.h.i L> g:-' -ai'!-- ot-ti r.-'. : rou Le' gI cbe1'
rcute-global,.iiile.l'. p,,,a a,iticn-tlouting-co'ridor rou"E'grobal''rc'ss'afl:-dri'eil
palleir,uirliTaticn ry-tayer-iaae roli'e-qloLa1'effcrt-]erel ::'ir':liil
roLte-qlcbal.doubie SIoci'eq l'\'i:-li:r-lz?':"]a
i:l:::i:r:ii !i!!:]1s iron ttttoutt-it" ttti:rr' liu:-e'gicbal':itra
::.rrte.claaa1-i)'airri!
gilr'!al il:r:lr:; j'l_''':l:-ilc': :1 t_
jar!te.glclraL,rraaa. ararr,.:i it:.:i: uitiliaairon aor-,o.9l"a.r.t;rlrg-irivtn '1'l"g
ri)::"..jiab:1.'i:rii,iqa aiL.': rJ"e' t'ack ut1i1f,3i1oi

irl tl:e cUtrelt

-rr::ite sc::lpt. ucie app options Creates a dilectOry Called r'ISCIl;'-
: i-ic I
itlciude.. *1ong cthel-s- a file called oesign ' tcl '
-l-]tis rvhicit cotliaii:s lr'ii non-
rvor-kilg ciirectorl,.
cail be eciited a;rr"l lhen sl!ffc€d' as n€c'i'd'
deiauit b!ock-scoper-l applicatit.rn option setlings. firis file
to u,rite out"no'-dclauli glol;cii-scctite.l appiicaticll
-l-here Lll-1iio1l -set'iii:gs
is crir.r-ellily *() si']plc \,va,v
ttpcot.nitlg prtses'
iir a script. Rlctc'k \icl-slls 14!0bcil scope Nill be erplained il-t

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T9le re are several .ways io set an applieaiion option

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The follorving commancls aie available for application option manipulation:

' Use set app_options to set application options, either on the current block or the global scope
' Use reset app_options to reset application options to the unset status
' Use get_app_options to get the set of application options for specific categories or
subcategories based on a user-specified pattern
\
' Use re por:t_app_options to report the application options that match a specified pattem
' Use cet app_option_value to retum the current value of an appiication option in the block or
global scopel its default value, or the detailed infornration about the application option

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Scope of Application Options

x ,*=plicaticu-: ootions have either a biq€4 scope cr a ,.,L1,3rlAlscope

" The scope cannot be changed by the uger
x E.6
To fjnd the scope of an application opiiun:
,.c: .::E i I > relprt_app_optj-ons
Value user-detadt Sysren-defaulr

custom.route.via altow offse! fat se

f i11_intersecrion f.1 se
"".r"*-.."t",'"iu
cus tom - route via_pref*orientation
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cu s Lo!. - r our e . via_r.edunddnf,_eI for L_ tevel high
cus t om. r oute. v i a .srI ictly_f oI iow_prpf_orieataEion false
d-siqn-bus deliEiLers tl
dc aj9n.-co I esLricrions fa lse qlobal
d+siqn-pdit read onlv I ibs slcba l
C-s ron -nare elrpansron lel imj.ters {}
des ior,.uniq,r iv F"ning_.Lyt. cl.bal
d.-i9n.!eloose_io ialse globa I
des ron. vertosF_ur-qur f y fa lse q lobal
p-o - d dd_ bui fe r_on_r ou Le -min_di stance_bulfer_L o_toad float -1
exLract-connecr oPen

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lons -g1oba1 lists only global-scoped application options.

repo r i _app__opt
report_app_opti-ons -block Icurrent_b1ock ] lists only block-scoped application options.
report_.app_options -non_default lists application options u,hich have a user-defined value
that is dili-erent than the system-default. \

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ar S:gc{:S€qpeil acpii:aiian r:pticr,rs ap:piy ie, lir* =-.lt_tg:r:.i}i-rt,iJi, r,:ii,;: ;,i,-,..:

earr.fd with tlre i:lock

* B!OCk value t;rt'S::eci l,;ith: se--_-app opi r rr,:is +-si i-.rAiii:
m Many block-scoped app options irave a s3,slem d,efaslf yat*e
o Appiies to {biOeke loaded in the current tcolsessiorr
a Block yalrie overrides sysfem default valu.e

u While it is possible to override the systern defeu{t l"riih a i{ssl- dsfiiliti

value, this is np.l1erqnxmgndgg
* Applied with: sr:,- :pp_l-.pr-ons -as_user_ciefaur c -ris;- | -:ir..r€
o Since there is no practical advantage of doing this, and the seiiing is npi se_v€,i;
with the block, this is not recormmended - apply blocli value{sl ir=teac

in a design rvith physical hierarchv, use ser_app_oprioDS -block (on11, for i;iock-sccpeii
application options) to specif, r,r,irich blcck to apply the value to. if -b,Loc:r is not used rhr-
application option r.alue is :rppiied to the current bloch.

f he block ralue of a block-scoped application variable can be rerlroved b_v:

res3t_app_opticns <app oot_ion name> (
\
'}-he user-default
of a bloci-:-scoped apptricaticn r.ariatrle can be rerno-,,ed
value br.:
reset_app_cptions -u-s. : .:iefauii. <airp opL_in nalne>

Notc: Iror the special sub-sel cl application options, trme. por1,_* (for exanrplc
iitne.pol l_slevr_clei:ai-e r::om_l ibrary).tireiruser-defaultvalueissettontatcliihe
corresponding value dellneci in the teclurology librarlr- Tlris comnionlr, happens u'hen tlie rig.sjojl
librarr is flrst created, at r.r,hich tirle the technolog,v library is also loaded, tbr rxar:-rple:
creaLe-l ib DESIGN LIR -use technoiogy iib TECit LIB f iLE -:ei iibs !.I!" l-. >-i-
i ii.' riser cln ovtlricie .,rrv ir-'t iiirrri.r3.r iiie vliirc r', itn , , -_.; ,, ,-
",

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tluM- "

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I
r G/ob4l-s_crrppdapplicatlon options apply to ail blogkq loaded in the
cur";'rlt tot:! session, arrd are not saved '*:iti-: '.,',:€ i..lock{s)
. Global value applied with. se'.,a!rp. cF..r.ir:. I j::1- i-r:-ne
o Can be specified beforepny block is read in c ' '
c Global valu.e overrides syslem defaultvalue

r Good practice:
lnclude qlobal application option settings in a file to be sourced
upon tool start-up

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The global value ola global-scoped application variable can be removed by:
reset app options <app option name>

Note: For global-scoped applicatiorr options. the -as_user_def ault option is ignored:
set_app_options -as user default -lrst -nam:
and
set app opr-lons -l-ist l-name
rviil both apply uscr-dcfined "global values".
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I remove_objects can remove a heterog;;aous collection cf objects _
from the btock, and returns the number of objects removed
I By default, you cannot remove or modify objects if their
physi-caI_status attribute is locked
r To remoVe or modify these objects, use the -force option or use set attribute to
reset the physical._status attribute to unrestrj-cted
r lf you remove objects that are included in an existing collection, the
collection is updated

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qe.-nets a(0:3) {aB a1 a2 a3} tr'ame 3xpansicnl
A digit followed immediately by a colon{:) lhen
' _r:
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expansion range
get_nets {atO:31 } taio] tt1] ai2l ai3l) Bus subscriplirg:
A digil follcv;;d immediately by a colon(:) then
anolher dlgil in : i t " specilies a b,us
subscripting range
::s-Et:ne.t:-. :t:.a:!:qjl,5 i,! ).1, :, :Ia I,o!, al U a t 6] a{7 1 Bus subscripting:
.:1.:=::3,ff , -::.1,,,, 1,,.1.3[,9]J:, : Two ran$esrsgparated tly a comma and
enclosedby"it'
geL nets {alo:4:21 } {atol at21 alcl i

albl4l a1bl3l ,bi0l

a2bl2l a2blai ,bl3l )

Use "{ }" or "\" to escape " []" to prevent theTcl interpreter
from evaluating the characters between'[] "
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Narne Length
Characters

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iharicters and
avoid characters
other than
alphanumeric
characters in library
or block names,
although they are
allowed

Note: There is no limit on the name length for design objects such as
nets, cells, pins, modules, and terminals

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Design Llbraries

n The design libr:ry is a directory

I The library catalog and technology data
arc iiles in the library directory
o
Blocks are directories in the library
directory one block per directory
Views (such as design and frame) of a
block are individual files under the
block directory
Blocks saved with a user-specified label
are stored in a subdirectory named
design_label.label_name under the
block directory

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S' The other library storage method is the "distributed file system" storage.
This is mainly used for design library,

Note: You should never manually remove/change anything under the library directory by system
commands- it rvill cause library corruption.
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s You can op€n and s'..'ritch to a bisck fe"crn any lii:lerii ,tir iisir..S tir*
unified block handle, rvltich has the foliovring foi'rnat:
I-i-ibrary_na:ne: ] block_narne [/J-abe1_narl.e] [ . v:-+v_*an',e;
o lf you do nct specify a library, it implies the cunent library
* lf you co not speciiy a lai:el, ii inrplies the "" (en'lptyJ Iabe i \:
c lf you do not specify a vie"v, it irnplies the design vieur
x Exarnple: open the riesign viey,r of a block namerl f-f9,8esign vrith a laLrel cf
placed from the design_lits.dtrb library
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