a brief introduction to eda systems paolo prinetto politecnico di torino (italy) university of...

A brief A brief introduction to introduction to EDA systemsEDA systems

A brief A brief introduction to introduction to EDA systemsEDA systems

Paolo PRINETTOPolitecnico di Torino (Italy)

University of Illinois at Chicago, IL (USA)

[email protected] [email protected]

www.testgroup.polito.it

Lecture

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Goal

This lecture briefly introduces Electronic Design Automation (EDA) systems.

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Prerequisites

Lecture # 2.2

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Homework

Students are warmly invited to visit the home pages of major EDA system vendors, such as:

Mentor Graphics® at:

http://www.mentor.com/

synopsys® at:

http://www.synopsys.com/

LogicVision® at:

http://www.logicvision.com/

Avant!® at:

http://www.avanticorp.com/

http://www.mentor.com/

http://www.synopsys.com/

http://www.logicvision.com/

http://www.avanticorp.com/

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Further readings

No particular suggestion

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““If some one gave me eight If some one gave me eight hours to cut a tree, …hours to cut a tree, …

… … I would spend six hours I would spend six hours sharpening the axe!”sharpening the axe!”

[Abraham Lincoln]

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EDA SystemsEDA Systems

An Electronic Design Automation (EDA) system is a collection of integrated tools to support the overall product life-cycle.

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Design / SynthesisDesign / Synthesis

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Design / SynthesisDesign / Synthesis Validation & Validation &

VerificationVerification

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ManufacturingManufacturing

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ManufacturingManufacturing TestingTesting

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Design entryDesign entry

Verification & Verification & Validation Validation

Automatic Automatic SynthesisSynthesis

TestTestsupportsupport

Physical Physical designdesign

ProductionProductionsupportsupport

Libraries

DesignDesignData BaseData Base

Basic structure of EDA systems

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The Design Database

Is the kernel of Is the kernel of thethe EDA EDA systemsystem

Interfaces a large variety Interfaces a large variety of different toolsof different tools

Collects all the needed Collects all the needed information items.information items.


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Libraries

Libraries

Collection of Collection of modules and/or modules and/or blocks, available in blocks, available in the different design the different design phasesphases

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Libraries

Libraries

Collection of Collection of modules and/or modules and/or blocks, available in blocks, available in the different design the different design phasesphases

Provided by the Provided by the Silicon Foundries via Silicon Foundries via the EDA vendorsthe EDA vendors

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Design entry

Schematiceditors

HDLcompilers


Design entry

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Verification & ValidationVerification & Validation

Simulators

Formal verifi-cation tools

Modelcheckers

Verification & ValidationDesign rule

checkers


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Automatic SynthesisAutomatic Synthesis

Low levelsynthesis

RT levelsynthesis

Logic levelsynthesis

High levelsynthesis

Automatic Synthesis


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Physical DesignPhysical Design

Floorplanners

Design rulecheckers

Placers &routers

Symboliclayout tools

Physical design


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Testing support

Test patterngenerators

Faultsimulators

ATEinterfaces

Faultmanager

Testing support


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A little bit of history...

1978 Physical layout tools (Calma, Applicon)

1980 Schematic editors (Daisy, Mentor, Valid)

1985 Behavioral simulation (Gateway)

1988 Automated synthesis (synopsys)

1992 Test automation (Sunrise)

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TestTestsupportsupport

Physical Physical designdesign

ProductionProductionsupportsupport

Libraries


EDA system structure for this course

Design entry

HDLcompilers

Automatic SynthesisAutomatic Synthesis

RT levelsynthesis

Verification & ValidationVerification & Validation

Simulators

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