Innovus User Guide
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Innovus User Guide
Table of Contents
Contents
About This Manual
Audience
How This Manual Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Manual
Related Documents
Additional Learning Resources
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Product and Licensing Information
Overview
Innovus System Products and Product Options
Innovus Implementation System
Virtuoso Digital Implementation and First Encounter Product Packaging
Product Options
Licensing Terminology
Optional license requirement for 10/20/32nm Nodes
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Flows
Design Implementation Flow
Introduction
Recommended Timing Closure Flow
Software
Foundation Flow
Data Preparation and Validation
Flow Preparation
Pre-Placement Optimization
Floorplanning and Initial Placement
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PreCTS Optimization
Clock Tree Synthesis
PostCTS Optimization
Detailed Routing
PostRoute Optimization
Chip Finishing
Timing Sign Off
Final Timing Analysis and Optimization using Tempus/Quantus
Additional Resources
Hierarchical and Prototyping Flow
Introduction
Top-down and Bottom-up Hierarchical Methodologies
Hierarchical Floorplan Considerations
Hierarchical Partitioning Flow and Capabilities
Chip Planning
Supporting Giga-Scale Designs in Planning stage
Top-level Timing Closure
Chip Assembly
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Infrastructure Related Capabilities
Getting Started
Product and Installation Information
Setting the Run-Time Environment
Temporary File Locations
OpenAccess
Launching the Console
Tab Completing Command Names, Parameter Names, Global Variable Names and Enum
Values
Command-Line Editing
Setting Preferences
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Starting the Software
Interrupting the Software
Using the Log File Viewer
Accessing Documentation and Help
Customizing the User Interface
Overview
Creating a New Menu
Modifying an Existing Menu
Adding a New Toolbar and Toolbutton
Querying and Configuring Interface Elements
Accelerating the Design Process By Using Multiple-CPU Processing
Overview
Running Distributed Processing
Running Multi-Threading
Running Superthreading
Memory and Run Time Control
Checking the Distributed Computing Environment
Setting and Changing the License Check-Out Order
Limiting the Multi-CPU License Search to Specific Products
Releasing Licenses Before the Session Ends
Controlling the Level of Usage Information in the Log File
Where to Find More Information on Multi-CPU Licensing
Data Preparation
Generating a Technology File
Preparing Physical Libraries
Unsupported LEF and DEF Syntax
Generating the I/O Assignment File
Preparing Timing Libraries
Encrypting Libraries
Preparing Timing Constraints
Preparing Capacitance Tables
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Preparing Data for Delay Calculation
Preparing Data for Crosstalk Analysis
Checking Designs
Preparing Data in the Timing Closure Design Flow
Converting iPRT Format to LEF
Importing and Exporting Designs
Overview
Verifying Data before Importing a Design
Preparing the Design Netlist
The init_design Import Flow
Importing Designs using the GUI
Loading a Previously Saved Global Variables File
Handling Verilog Assigns
Configuring the Setup for Multi-Mode Multi-Corner Analysis
Saving Designs
Loading and Saving Design Data
Converting an Innovus Database to GDSII Stream or OASIS Format
About the GDSII Stream or OASIS Map File
Updating Files During an Innovus Session
SKILL to TCL Mapping
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Floorplanning the Design
Overview
Common Floorplanning Sequence
Viewing the Floorplan
Module Constraint Types
Grouping Instances
Creating and Editing Rows
Using Vertical Rows
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Using Multiple-height Rows
Performing I/O Row Based Pad Placement
Editing Pins
Running Relative Floorplanning
Saving and Loading Floorplan Data
Snapping the Floorplan
Resizing the Floorplan
Checking the Floorplan
FinFET Technology
Related Topics
Using Structured Data Paths
Overview
Benefits of Using SDP
General SDP Flow
Support for High-Speed Flip Flop Columns
SDP Placement Flow
Implementing SDP Capability
SDP Relative Placement File
Aligning SDPs by Pins
Setting SDP Options
Optimizing a Design with SDPs
Checking SDP Placement
Bus Planning
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Bus Planning Flow in Innovus
Creating a Bus Guide
Moving and Stretching a Bus Guide
Cutting, Splitting, and Merging Bus Guides
Customizing the Bus Guide Display
Saving and Restoring Bus Guide Information
Verifying Bus Guide
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Limitations of Bus Planning
Power Planning and Routing
Overview
Before You Begin
Results
Loading, Saving, and Updating Special Route
Global Net Connections
Creating a Ring with User Defined Coordinates
Fixing LEF Minimum Spacing Violations
Adding Stripes to Power Domains
Adding Stripe in Multi-CPU mode
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Design Implementation Capabilities
Low Power Design
Overview
Power Domain Shutdown and Scaling
Support for the Common Power Format (CPF)
Support for IEEE1801
Flow Special Handling for Low Power
Multiple Supply Voltage Top-Down Hierarchical Flow
Example of Block-Level CPF Generated by Innovus
Example of Top-Level CPF Generated by Innovus
Multiple Supply Voltage Bottom-Up Hierarchical Flow
Leakage Power Optimization Techniques
Power Shutdown Techniques
Power Switch Optimization
Power Switch Prototyping
Placing the Design
Overview
Loading a Design
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