Title :
Interoperable physical design database between OpenAccess and Milkyway
Author :
Yong Hong Poh ; Chin Yin Chew ; Kok Leong Hoi ; Wei Pin Soo
Author_Institution :
Altera Corp. (M) Sdn. Bhd., Bayan Lepa, Malaysia
Abstract :
In the world of mixed signal design, physical design database transfers between custom (Cadence OpenAccess (OA)) and ASIC (Synopsys Milkyway (MW)) are frequently needed for the completion of a design. The traditional method of using only GDSII as the transfer medium has many disadvantages, such as lost connectivity information and net-texting inconsistency. This paper describes a methodology for transferring the database in the most efficient way, retaining the information in the database, ensuring the correctness of the database.
Keywords :
database management systems; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; open systems; ASIC; Cadence OpenAccess; GDSII; Synopsys Milkyway; connectivity information; interoperable physical design database; mixed signal design; net-texting inconsistency; physical design database transfers; Bridges; Ferroelectric films; Layout; Nonvolatile memory; Random access memory; Bridging; DEF; LEF; Milkyway (MW); OpenAccess (OA); SKILL; Scheme;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2010 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7454-7
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.2010.5775099
