Virtuoso Floorplanner Training
日期 | 版本 | 国家/地区 | 位置 | |
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Scheduled upon demandOn demand | EXPRESS INTERESTINQUIRE |
版本 | 区域 | |
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IC6.1.7 | Online | ENROLL |
IC6.1.6 | Online | ENROLL |
Other Versions | Online | EXPRESS INTERESTINQUIRE |
Length: 1 day (8 Hours)
Course Description
This is an Engineer Explorer course. In some labs, you are expected to use the Virtuoso® Floorplanner without assistance to solve loosely defined problems. You need to be familiar with top-level floorplanning and Virtuoso XL connectivity-driven layout.
When you finish this course, you will be able to create a top-level floorplan. In this course, you use the floorplanner to calculate the area required for the top-level boundary and the top-level blocks. You create the I/O rows, place the I/O pads, insert the filler cells, place the corner cells, generate and place the top-level blocks. Some of the blocks are existing blocks and some are calculated for their area. You also create a top-level floorplan without using an existing layout so you can see how to calculate the area and then modify the blocks to fit in a specific top-level boundary.
View the videos available in the course in the channel links given below:
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Generate soft blocks to represent a layout that has not been created yet
- Specify which cells to use when generating the blocks in the hierarchy
- Place the blocks in the top level
- Optimize the pin placements for top-level routing
- Edit the soft-block shapes to accommodate the available area and pin alignments
- Use soft blocks for all the top-level blocks to allow for maximum flexibility in your floorplan
- Use the SKILL® API-Based Flow for Virtuoso Floorplanner
Software Used in This Course
- Virtuoso Layout Suite GXL
Software Release(s)
IC 6.1.7
Modules in this Course
- Using cdnshelp and Floorplanner Features
- Floorplanner Environment
- Configuring the Physical Hierarchy
- Generating and Placing the Physical Hierarchy
- Level-1 Editing
- Pin Optimization
- Top-Down Floorplanning
- API/SKILL-Based Flow for Virtuoso Floorplanner
- API/SKILL Based Flow for Virtuoso Floorplanner: SKILL APIs (Optional)
- Virtuoso Floorplanner Updates (Optional)
Audience
- Layout Design Engineers
- Layout CAD Managers
- IC Designers
- Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Designers
- Analog IC Designers
- Custom Circuit Designers
- Chip Designers
You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:
- Cadence® physical design tools
- Layout design experience
- Virtuoso XL connectivity-driven layout
- Top-level floorplanning
Related Courses
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T1 Environment and Basic Commands (L)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T2 Create and Edit Commands (L)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T3 Basic Commands (XL)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T4 Advanced Commands (XL)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T5 Interactive Routing (XL)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T6 Constraint-Driven Flow and Power Routing
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T7 Module Generator and Floorplanner (XL/GXL)
- Virtuoso Layout Pro: T8 Debugging Layout Issues
- Virtuoso Layout Design Basics
- Virtuoso Abstract Generator
- Virtuoso Space-based Router
- Virtuoso Space-based Router Express
Please see course learning maps at this link for a visual representation of courses and course relationships. Regional course catalogs may be viewed here.
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"Very useful training that provided me a better understanding of the Floorplanner."
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