Synopsys Common Platform Reference Flow Offers Flexible, Low Risk Path to Silicon
Overview Complete RTL-to-GDSII Design Flow
- Production-ready design flow derived from Synopsys' Pilot Design Environment using the Galaxy Design Platform
- Created by Synopsys and validated by Chartered, IBM and Samsung
- Extensive testing with ARM libraries through Hercules™ DRC checks
- Integrated DFM solution using IC Compiler
- Consulting services available for customization
The IBM-Chartered-Samsung Common Platform delivers a shared, leading-edge process
technology that provides true multi-sourcing options at the GDSII level. This process commonality offers chip designers
unique flexibility by enabling IP blocks, libraries, technology files, and design
flows created for the Common Platform to be used interchangeably between the
collaborating foundries. The key to harnessing this flexibility is the Synopsys
Common Platform Reference Flow.
The Common Platform Reference Flow from Synopsys offers a consistent
solution to both design complexity and the flexibility offered by the Common
Platform. The Reference Flow is available from Synopsys at no charge to Common
Platform customers.
Comprehensive, Flexible Solution
The Reference Flow is a comprehensive, production-ready design flow
derived from Synopsys’ Pilot Design Environment using the Galaxy™ Design
Platform. The Reference Flow helps design teams transform RTL into GDSII that can
be manufactured at any Common Platform foundry. It is delivered with
source scripts, allowing design teams to modify and extend the flow to best address
their project-specific needs.
The Reference Flow provides a fully hierarchical
RTL-to-GDSII implementation flow consisting of modular and configurable steps for:
- Technology Library Preparation
- Synthesis
- Design-for-test
- Design Planning
- Place and Route
- Chip Finishing
Built-in analysis and sign-off support is provided through
static timing analysis (STA), formal verification, automatic test pattern
generation (ATPG), and power, rail and EM/IR analysis. Timing, signal
integrity, test coverage, manufacturability and power are accounted for in each
step in the design flow.
Fast Track to Silicon Innovation
The Synopsys Reference Flow can be quickly adopted by project teams, allowing them to
focus on their design objectives rather than flow-related tasks. Key features of the
reference flow include:
- A complete RTL to sign-off flow using the full suite of production-proven
Galaxy™ tools. The basis of the Common Platform Reference Design Flow has
been proven through numerous tapeouts.
- A complete, modular RTL-to-GDSII design flow is implemented using TCL and Perl
scripts. The scripts are provided as source code, allowing designers to
enhance and extend the basic flow to customize it for their specific design.
- A Perl-based technology file preparation utility is provided to create
a clean and complete set of technology files for use in the layout,
extraction and physical verification steps.
- An open, formal data structure provides consistent organization
of technology and design related data. This structure facilitates multi-user,
multi-site collaboration.
- Flow execution is controlled using supplied makefiles to
provide robust error checking, designer-level control, and visibility of flow
execution.
- Support for popular commercial and free-ware revision control
software.
- User documentation
- A sample design shows designers how to use each step of the flow.
Silicon-Proven Flow
The Common Platform Reference Flow is derived from the Synopsys
Pilot Design Environment and customized and tested with the Common Platform
process technology and libraries. The Pilot Design Environment has been developed
and used by Synopsys Professional Services and has been deployed to customers
to create dozens of designs in a wide range of applications and process technologies.
Availability
The Synopsys Common Platform Reference Flow is available today. Synopsys customers
using the Common Platform can request the Reference Flow using an
on-line form available on Synopsys' SolvNet web site. The Reference Flow is delivered with the full set of scripts and
associated documentation.
Available Services
Consulting services for the Reference Flow are available from Synopsys Professional Services.
These services include customizing the Reference Flow to meet specific customer
requirements as well as design services for deploying the flow on a chip project.
More Information
Please use the following links to get more information:
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