Physical design (electronics)

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ASIC physical design flow

Floorplanning Partitioning Placement Routing Mask data preparation

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Full custom DFM FPGAs Altera Xilinx

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Routing Layout versus schematic Antenna Rule Checking Resolution enhancement technologies

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Integrated circuit design Circuit design Layout Integrated Circuit HDLs

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Integrated circuit design
Circuit design
Layout Integrated circuit layout
Integrated Circuit
HDLs Hardware description language
DRC Design rule checking
Wafer fabrication
Photomasks Photomask
Technology libraries Process design kit
Standard cells Standard cell
ASIC Application-specific integrated circuit
FPGA Field programmable gate array

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Full custom
DFM Design for manufacturability (IC)
FPGAs FPGA
Altera
Xilinx

ASIC physical design flow

Floorplanning Floorplan (microelectronics)
Partitioning Graph partition
Placement Placement (electronic design automation)
Routing Routing (electronic design automation)
Mask data preparation
Cadence Cadence Design Systems
Synopsys
Magma Magma Design Automation
Mentor Graphics
Μm Micrometre
0.35μm 350 nm process
0.25μm 250 nm process
180 180 nm process
Nm Nanometre
130nm 130 nm process
90nm 90 nm process
65nm 65 nm process
45nm 45 nm process
28nm 28 nm process
22nm 22 nm process
14nm 14 nm process
SOI Silicon on insulator

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Logic synthesis
Parasitics Parasitic extraction

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design routing physical placement layout used clock floorplanning synthesis also netlist post cts optimization process circuit technology flow partitioning area

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ASIC physical design flow

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