ASICs_design_Diploma

Digital IC Design Diploma (Under supervision of Eng. Ali El-Temsah )

Content: -

• Efficient RTL Coding Using Verilog language
• Building Advanced Self-checking Verilog Test-bench
• TCL Scripting Language
• Static Timing Analysis
• Low Power Design Techniques
• Clock Domain Crossing
• RTL Synthesis on Design Compiler
• Design For Testing (DFT) Insertion
• Formal Verification Post-Synthesis & Post-DFT & Post-PnR
• ASIC Flow including (Floorplanning, Pin Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis,
• Placement, Routing, Timing Closure, Chip Finishing, Sign Off)
• Post-Layout Verification (Gate Level Simulation)

Final Project: “RTL to GDS Implementation of Low Power Configurable Multi Clock Digital System”

Description: It is responsible of receiving commands through UART receiver to do different system functions as register file reading/writing or doing some processing using ALU block and send result as well as CRC bits of result using 4 bytes frame through UART transmitter communication protocol.

Project phases: -

• RTL Design from Scratch of system blocks (ALU, Register File, Synchronous FIFO, Integer Clock Divider, Clock Gating, Synchronizers, Main Controller, UART TX, UART RX).
• Integrate and verify functionality through self-checking testbench.
• Constraining the system using synthesis TCL scripts.
• Synthesize and optimize the design using design compiler tool.
• Analyze Timing paths and fix setup and hold violations.
• Verify Functionality equivalence using Formality tool
• Physical implementation of the system passing through ASIC flow phases and generate the GDS File.
• Verify functionality post-layout considering the actual delays.

EDA Tools used

• ModelSim
• design compiler
• formality
• innovus