Course Description
In this course, you explore the features of the Encounter? Digital Implementation system for creating and implementing a hierarchical design. You learn several techniques to floorplan your design, create partitions (hierarchical blocks), run place and route, and optimize the design (at the block level and top level) to close timing. You learn techniques to reduce the memory-size and run time by using interface logic models (ILMs), reduce design cycles by using the Post-Assembly Closure (PAC) flow and learn how to save development time by generating and using Foundation Flow scripts.
This course was formerly called Floorplanning, Physical Synthesis, Place and Route (Hierarchical).
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Floorplan and create partitions for your design using the Encounter Digital Implementation system
- Implement the blocks and the top-level design using various methods after analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of each method.
- Generate and run customized scripts (foundation flow scripts) that contain the recommended commands and options to implement your design.
Course Agenda
Note that this course can be tailored to better meet your needs –?contact the Cadence training staff?for specifics.
- Overview
- Partitioning the design
- Creating and using bus guides
- Running automatic floorplan synthesis to generate an initial floorplan
- Timing closure with iLMs
- Post-Assembly Closure (PAC) flow
- Automating the implementation with foundation flow scripts
