Physical Design (Back-End Implementation)
Our Physical Design team takes netlists to silicon-ready layouts with precise control over timing, area, and power. We specialize in deep-submicron nodes (from 45nm down to 1nm technologies), handling the intricacies of modern process rules and variability to achieve a clean tape-out.
What We Offer
Floorplanning & Power Planning
Optimizing block placement and power grid design for minimal IR drop and efficient floorplan utilization. We place macros, pins, and route power straps to ensure a robust power delivery network.
Power/Signal Integrity Analysis
Comprehensive EM (Electromigration) and IR drop analysis to ensure reliability, plus dynamic power analysis to validate power integrity.
Routing & Extraction
Perform detailed routing (global and detailed) using advanced routing algorithms to meet design rules. Post-route, we extract parasitics and refine timing, fixing any hold-time or setup-time violations.
Design Closure & Sign-Off
Iterative timing optimization and signal integrity fixes (crosstalk delay, noise avoidance) to close on timing and noise targets. Final sign-off checks include Physical Verification (DRC/LVS using Mentor Calibre) and formal equivalence (formally matching netlist vs layout).
Placement & CTS
Standard cell placement with density management, followed by Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) to balance skew and minimize clock insertion delay. We apply useful skew techniques and multi-corner multi-mode (MCMM) optimization.