7 CLK Tree Synthesis

Day 7 Clock Tree Synthesis
Session Speaker Ajaya Kumar.s
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Session objective
After completing this session students will be able to: Clock Tree General Concepts Impact of clock skew Clock Skew Types CTS in design flow and basic steps CTS in real P&G flow Set up the design for clock tree synthesis Perform clock tree synthesis Perform post CTS optimizations Analyze timing and clock specifications post CTS
M.S.Ramaiah School Of Advanced Studies
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Session Topics

Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) goals Clock tree attribute Clock Distribution schemes Clock Skew Clock Tree Optimization Techniques Effect of clock tree synthesis
Identify settings of key timing parameters for pre-CTS and post-CTS stages
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Design Status, Start of CTS Phase
Placement - completed Power and ground nets prerouted Estimated congestion acceptable Estimated timing acceptable (~0ns slack) Estimated max cap/transition no violations High fanout nets: Reset, Scan Enable synthesized with buffers Clocks are still not buffered
Why Whyare arethere thereno nobuffers bufferson onclock clocknets? nets?
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Before CTS
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
Clock
FF FF FF FF FF FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
All Allclock clockpins pinsare aredriven drivenby bya asingle singleclock clocksource. source.
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CTS Goals
Meet logical Design Rule Constraints (DRC):

Maximum transition delay Maximum load capacitance Maximum fanout Maximum buffer levels Maximum skew Min/Max insertion delay
Constraints Constraints are are upper upper bound bound goals. goals. If If constraints constraints are are not not met, met, violations violations will will be be reported. reported.
Meet the clock tree targets:

Targets are "nice "nice to to have" have" goals. goals. If If Targets are targets targets are are not not met, met, no no violations violations will will be be reported. reported.
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Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) (1/2)
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
Clock
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
A A buffer buffer tree tree is is built built to to balance balance the the loads loads and and minimize minimize the the skew. skew.
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Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) (2/2)
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
Clock
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
FF
A A delay delay line line is is added added to to meet meet the the minimum minimum insertion insertion delay. delay.
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Where does the Clock Tree Begin and End?
Clock tree begins at SDC-defined clock source:

D Q STOP
GATED
FF CLK
create_clock
STOP
D Q FF CLK

Clock tree ends at sinks Clock sinks are:

CLOCK
Start
STOP
D Q FF
Stop / Float pins Exclude pins (aka ignore pins)
CLK
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Define Clock Root Attributes (1/2)
When the clock root is a primary port of a block

Ensure that an appropriate driving cell is defined set_driving_cell The synthesis constraints may include a weak driving cell for all inputs, including the clock port Because the clock is ideal during synthesis it has no effect on design QoR But a weak driver on the clock port affects clock tree QoR during CTS
Driving Cell External driving cell specified for clock port Clock root defined on primary clock port 10 CLK
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Define Clock Root Attributes (2/2)
When the clock root is a primary port, but at the CHIPlevel through an IO-PAD
Ensure that an appropriate input transition is defined set_input_transition

Specify input transition
CLK
IO_PAD
Clock root defined on primary clock port
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Stop, Float and Exclude Pins
Exceptions
Implicit STOP or FLOAT pins
skew and insertion delay are optimized
STOP Pins: CTS optimizes for DRC and clock tree targets (skew, insertion delay) FLOAT Pins: Like Stop pins, but with delays on clock pin EXCLUDE Pins: CTS optimizes for DRC only (ignores clock tree targets)
GATED
D Q
CLOCK
FF D Q CLK FF IP_CLK IP CLK
skew and insertion delay are ignored

Implicit EXCLUDE pins
D Q CLK_OUT
FF
CLK
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Generated and Gated Clocks
Q FF1 CLK
GATED
0.64
D
All insertion delays are matched
Q FF2 CLK
0.65
D
Q FF3
CLOCK
D Q
CLK
0.63
D FF4 CLK Q
create_clock
FFD
CLK QN
D
Q FF5 CLK
create_generated_clock
Skew will be balanced globally, within each clock domain, across all clock-pins of both master and generated clock.
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User-defined or Explicit Stop Pins
Scenario: If the clock pin inside a macro cell is correctly defined, CTS will treat that pin as an implicit stop pin. In this example the clock pin is not defined. What is the problem here?
The The macros macros clock clock pin pin is is marked marked as as an an implicit implicit exclude exclude pin pin no no skew skew optimization! optimization!
CLOCK
D Q FF3 CLK
skew and insertion delay are ignored
IP_CLK Implicit exclude pin
no clock pin definition
D Q FF CLKn
IP (FRAM)
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Defining an Explicit Stop Pin

Defining an explicit stop pin allows CTS to optimize for skew and insertion delay targets. CTS has no knowledge of the IP-internal clock delay it can only see up to the stop pin!
CLOCK
Q FF CLK
0.42
0.43
skew and insertion delay are now optimized
IP_CLK
Explicit stop pin defined
D Q FF CLKn
0.17
IP
set_clock_tree_exceptions stop_pins [get_pins IP/IP_CLK]
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Defining an Explicit Float Pin
Exceptions
Defining Defining an an explicit explicit float float pin pin allows allows CTS CTS to to adjust adjust the the insertion insertion delays delays based based on on specification. specification.
CLOCK
0.42
D Q FF CLK
0.27
skew and insertion delay are now optimized
IP_CLK
D Q
Explicit float pin defined
0.15
FF D Q CLKn
FF
set_clock_tree_exceptions \ -float_pins IP/IP_CLK \ -float_pin_max_delay_rise 0.15
IP
CLKn
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Clock Tree Optimization
Perform additional Clock Tree Optimization as necessary to further improve clock skew.
Placed design with clock tree synthesized that meets setup/hold, tran/cap
Clock Clock Analysis Analysis
CT optimization is run inside clock_opt, and can be run independently as well:

No CTO CTO
Clock Clock spec spec met? met? Yes Routing
optimize_clock_tree
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Clock Distribution Systems

Style Unconstrained tree Balanced tree Central spine Spines with matched branches Grid Hybrid distribution Distribution Automated buffer placements with unconstrained trees Multiple levels of balanced tree segments H-tree is most common Central clock driver Multiple central structures with length (or delay) matched branches Interconnected (shorted) clock structure Combination of multiple techniques Common theme is tree + grid or spine + grid
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Unconstrained tree
It is commonly used in automatic synthesis flows and usually placed with little or no restriction on the number of buffer stages and explicit matching between interconnect delays and the buffer delays
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Balanced Tree
Uses Recursive H structure to distribute the clock signal At each point of a new H in the tree, the resistance is halved and the capacitance is doubled Larger line width is used for the main H structure to minimize resistance Narrower line width is used at the branching points along the tree to minimize capacitance
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Balanced Tree Cont.

Balanced H-tree clock topology is a structural symmetry, a balanced tree exhibits identical nominal delay and identical buffer and interconnect segments from the root of the distribution to all branches. Full balanced tree topologies are designed to span the entire die in both the horizontal and vertical dimensions. They are capable of delivering the clock to all regions of the die.
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H structure
Clock Driver Larger line width to reduce resistance
Narrow line to reduce capacitance

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Grid Network
Gridded clock distribution was common on earlier DEC Alpha microprocessors. Advantages: Clock signals are available everywhere Tolerant to process variations Usually yields extremely low skew values Disadvantages: Huge amounts of wiring & power Routing area large Wire cap large
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Central Spine
A central spine clock distribution is a specific implementation of a binary tree. Figure shows an idealized central spine implementation with the final branches serving all parts of the die. The binary tree is shown to have embedded shorting at all distribution levels and unconstrained routing to the local loads at the final branches.
In this configuration, the clock can be transported in a balanced fashion across one dimension of the die with low structural skew. The unconstrained branches are simple to implement although there will be residual skew due to asymmetry
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Hybrid Distribution
A hybrid clock distribution incorporates a combination of earlier described topologies. Common configurations are spines-grid distribution or tree-grid distribution. It employs a multilevel H-tree driving a common grid. Specifically, the multilevel Htree delivers the clock from the clock generator to various regions of the die.
Regional buffers (labeled as level 4 buffers in Fig.) residing at the end of the multilevel H-tree drive a common grid that includes all local loads
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Hybrid Distribution Cont

Pentium 4 processor clock distribution using centralized spines with delay matched final branches.
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Clock distribution characteristics of commercial processors

Name
Merom Power6
Frequency
3,000 5000
skew
18 8
Technology
65 65
Clock Dist. style

Tree/Grid Sym. HTree/Grid Tree/Grid
Xeon processor Pentium 4 processor Itanium 2 processor
3,400 3,600
11 16
65 180
Spine/Grid 1,500 24 130 Asymmetric tree

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Clock Distribution Network
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Path Length and its Delay Model
S0
L0, W0
R1 S1
CL1
N0
L2, W2 L1, W1
S0
C0/2
R0
C0/2
C1/2
C1/2
R2
C2/2 C2/2
S2
CL2
S2
S1 The delay Model

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An equal Path length clock Tree

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Path Length and its Delay Model Cont.

The skew between S1 and S2 is given by :
rl1 rl 2 ts = C L1 CL2 w1 w2
The skew variation in terms of wire width variation
t 2 rl 2 C L 2 t1 rl1C L1 w2 = w1 + w2 w1 + t s = 2 2 w2 w1 w2 w1
If w = 0.15w the worst case additional skew is
rl1C L1 rl 2 C L 2 t s = 0.15 w + w 2 1
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Buffer Insertion in Clock Tree

Different buffer delays cause phase delay variations on different source to sink paths, the given tolerable skew of a buffered clock tree ts into two components Tolerable skew for buffer delays,
ts = t + t
b s
w s
t
t
b = tolerable skew for buffer delays s

= wire width variation after buffer insertion
w s
Buffer insertion problem is to find the location on the clock tree to insert intermediate buffers and and these locations are buffer insertion points (BIPs)
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Clock Skew
Clock skew is the maximum difference in the arrival time of a clock signal at two different components. Clock skew forces designers to use a large time period between clock pulses. This makes the system slower. So, in addition to other objectives, clock skew should be minimized during clock routing.
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Local Skew
DIN
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
DIN
A
T3 (0.4ns)
D
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
Q FF1 CLK
Q FF1 CLK
CLOCK
CLOCK
T1 (0.2ns)
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
B
T2 (0.2ns)
Related path is minimized for skew
Longer runtime
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Global Skew
DIN
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
DIN
A
T3 (0.38ns)
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
D D Q FF1 CLK
Q FF1 CLK
CLOCK
CLOCK
T1 (0.37ns)
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
B
T2 (0.38ns)
All clock delays are matched as close as possible
Global skew is recommended - fastest

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Useful Skew
DIN DIN
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
A
T3 (0.22ns)
A_OUT
D FF3 CLK Q
D D Q FF1 CLK
Q FF1 CLK
B
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
CLOCK
CLOCK
T1 (0.11ns)
B_OUT
D FF2 CLK Q
T2 (0.35ns)
Add clock delay to FF2 to help setup time
Use to fix small violations where local or global failed

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3X
F F F F F F F 3X F F F F F F F F F
4X 4X
4X 2X 3X
F F F F F F
F F F F F F
Clock Tree Optimization (1/2)
After
4X F F F F F F 5X 4X
After Before
F F F F F F
3X
F F F F F F F F F F F 2X F F F

3X F F F F F F F F 4X 4X 2X F F F F F F F F F 4X
4X
F F F F F F
3X
F F F F F F F F
4X
2X
F F F F F F F F F 4X F F F
After
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After
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F F F
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Clock Tree Optimization (2/2)

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
F F F
Before Level Adjustment

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
F F F
Before
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Reconfiguration After
After
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Clock Design Problem

What are the main concerns for clock design? Skew No. 1 concern for clock networks For increased clock frequency, skew may contribute over 10% of the system cycle time Power very important, as clock is a major power consumer! It switches at every clock cycle! Noise Clock is often a very strong aggressor May need shielding Delay Not really important But slew rate is important (sharp transition)
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Effects of Clock Tree Synthesis
Clock buffers added Congestion may increase Non clock cells may have been moved to less ideal locations Inserting clock trees can introduce new timing and max tran/cap violations
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Timing-Driven P&R
optimizes the logic gates, places and routes them to meet all timing constraints Timing Constraints == Speed Goals
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Timing Constraints

Arrival time of inputs Clock period Required arrival time at outputs
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Timing is Based on Cell and Net Delays

0.5 ns Rnet Cnet Cpin
Cell Delay = (Input Transition Time, Cnet + Cpin) Net Delay = (Rnet, Cnet + Cpin)

IC Compiler calculates delay for every cell and every net To calculate delays, needs to know each nets parasitic Rs and Cs
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TLU
TLU model comes from the vendor and is contained in tech file Contains capacitance look-up tables only Resistance is calculated from the net geometry and a resistance/length (unit resistance) value from the tech file
Layer "METAL1" { unitNomResistance }
= 6.4e-5
CapTable "metal1_C_LATERAL_14MIN" { wireWidthSize = 5 wireSpacingSize = 16 wireWidth = (0.16, 0.32, 0.48, 0.64, 0.8) wireSpacing = (0.18, 0.36, 0.54, 0.72, , 2.88) capValue = (0.000183764, 9.85682e-05, 6.5029e-05, ) } CapModel "metal1Config4" { refLayer = "METAL1" lateralCapType = "Table" lateralCapDataMin = "metal1_C_LATERAL_14MIN" }
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TLU +:

TLU+ models: Model UDSM process effects Contain C and R look-up tables If TLU+ models are available, use them!
UDSM UDSMProcess ProcessEffects Effects Conformal Dielectric Conformal Dielectric Metal MetalFill Fill Shallow ShallowTrench TrenchIsolation Isolation Copper Dishing: Copper Dishing: Density DensityAnalysis Analysis Width/Spacing Width/Spacing Trapezoid TrapezoidConductor Conductor
TLU+
Astro
Single Process File (ITF)

nxtgrd
Star-RCXT
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Mapping file
The Mapping File maps the .tf layer/via names to Star-RCXT .itf layer/via names.
cb13.tf Layer "METAL" { layerNumber maskName cb13.map conducting_layers poly metal1 metal2 = 14 = "metal1" cb13.itf DIELECTRIC cm_extra3 { THICKNESS=0.06 ER=4.2 } CONDUCTOR cm { THICKNESS=0.26 WMIN=0.16 } DIELECTRIC diel1d { THICKNESS=0.435 ER=4.2 }
poly cm cm2
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Calculating Cell and Net Delay

Now that R and C are known from TLU/TLU+, the delays can be calculated For Cell Delays, only Ceff is needed
R3 C3 C4
U2
U1
R2 R1 C2
C1
Calculating Net Delay is done using Delay Calculation algorithms: Elmore, AWE, Arnoldi
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PreRoute Delay Calculation Algorithm: Elmore
Virtual Route
Pin-to-pin timing

After placement, but prior to routing, net geometry is estimated based on a Virtual Route Since Virtual Routing is only an estimate, Elmore should be used for all steps up to and including routing
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PostRoute Delay Calculation Algorithms (Cont..)
Detailed Route

After routing, detailed nets are available and extraction will be more accurate Use AWE or Arnoldi for postroute optimizations Arnoldi is preferred when comparing to PrimeTime
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Timing SetUp parameters [a] Ignore Interconnect (OFF by default):
When turned ON ignores any parasitic capacitance and resistance effects of the interconnect nets (i.e. Rnet = 0; Cnet = 0) during optimization and timing reporting The only time this is recommended is when performing a timing sanity check on the starting netlist, before beginning placement. atiming sanity check is performed by running a timing report with all the timing panel settings in preCTS mode, but with Ignore Interconnect turned ON.
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Timing Setup parameters (Cont..)
[b] Enable Preset/Clear Arcs (OFF by default):
By default, asynchronous preset and clear timing arcs are not analyzed for timing. Depending on your design, you may have to enable this setting after CTS. E.g. if Your design contains a reset network that is asserted asynchronously, will not analyze for preset/clear violations on the flip-flops unless this setting is enabled
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Prior to Clock Tree Synthesis (1/3)

Clock Tree not built yet Clock signal ports are connected directly to all FF clock ports without a buffer tree Clock
Many more FFs
The SDC should use set_clock_uncertainty command to model an estimate for the Clock Skew that is going to appear once the Clock Tree is synthesized
D Even more FFs
Q Clock skew?
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Prior to Clock Tree Synthesis (Cont.)

Load on clock port/driver pre-CTS is tremendous CTS will buffer the load
Many more FFs D Q
Clock1 Pre-CTS, Pre-CTS, the the delay delay to to the the FFs FFs is is ideal. ideal. i.e. i.e. the the delay delay is is zero, zero, unless unless commands commands are are used used to to model model the the clock clock insertion insertion delay. delay. example: example: set_clock_latency set_clock_latency Clock2 D Q
D Q
Even more FFs

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Prior to Clock Tree Synthesis (Cont.)

Clock transition at FF clk ports is unknown until CTS has been performed You need to provide an estimate for pre-CTS timing analysis (default is 0)
D Q
Pre-CTS, use SDC command set_clock_transition to apply a transition to all FF clock pins
?
Clock1
D Q
?
Clock2
D Q
?
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Setup timing check

A setup timing check verifies the timing relationship between the clock and the data pin of a flip-flop so that the setup requirement is met. In other words, the setup check ensures that the data is available at the input of the flip-flop before it is clocked in the flip-flop. The data should be stable for a certain amount of time, namely the setup time of the flip-flop, before the active edge of the clock arrives at the flip-flop.
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Hold Timing Check

A hold timing check ensures that a flip-flop output value that is changing does not pass through to a capture flip-flop and overwrite its output before the flip-flop has had a chance to capture its original value. This check is based on the hold requirement of a flip-flop. The hold specification of a flip-flop requires that the data being latched should be held stable for a specified amount of time after the active edge of the clock.
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Removal timing check

A removal timing check ensures that there is adequate time between an active clock edge and the release of an asynchronous control signal. The check ensures that the active clock edge has no effect because the asynchronous control signal remains active until removal time after the active clock edge. In other words, the asynchronous control signal is released (becomes inactive) well after the active clock edge so that the clock edge can have no effect.
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Recovery Timing Check

A recovery timing check ensures that there is a minimum amount of time between the asynchronous signal becoming inactive and the next active clock edge. In other words, this check ensures that after the asynchronous signal becomes inactive, there is adequate time to recover so that the next active clock edge can be effective.
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On-Chip Variations
Due to process variations, identical MOS transistors in different portions of the die may not have similar characteristics . These differences are due to process variations within the die. Note that the process parameter variations across multiple manufactured lots can cover the entire span of process models from slow to fast These differences can arise due to many factors, including: i. IR drop variation along the die area affecting the local power supply. ii. Voltage threshold variation of the PMOS or the NMOS device. iii. Channel length variation of the PMOS or the NMOS device. iv. Temperature variations due to local hot spots. v. Interconnect metal etch or thickness variations impacting the interconnect resistance or capacitance.
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Derating setup timing check for OCV.
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Derating Hold timing check for OCV.
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Data to Data Checks
One important distinction with respect to the setup check of a flip-flop is that the data to data setup check is performed on the same edge as the launch edge (unlike a normal setup check of a flip-flop, where the capture clock edge is normally one cycle away from the launch clock edge). Thus, the data to data setup checks are also referred to as zero-cycle checks or same-cycle checks.
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Clock Gating Checks

A clock gating check occurs when a gating signal can control the path of a clock signal at a logic cell. An example is shown in Figure. The pin of the logic cell connected to the clock is called the clock pin and the pin where the gating signal is connected to is the gating pin. The logic cell where the clock gating occurs is also referred to as the gating cell.
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Power Gating
Power gating involves gating off the power supply so that the power to the inactive blocks can be turned off. This procedure is illustrated in Figure, where a footer (or a header) MOS device is added in series with the power supply. The control signal SLEEP is configured so that the footer (or header) MOS device is on during normal operation of the block. Since the power gating MOS device (footer or header) is on during normal operation, the block is powered and it operates in normal functional mode.
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Session Summary
Clock tree synthesis is one of the most important steps of IC design and can have a significant impact on timing, power, area, etc. Clock tree synthesis and optimization are an iterative processes and can require replacement and rerouting various times in order to optimize clock tree parameters. CTS importance increases for 90nm and below technologies and especially when applying low power design techniques as they significantly change the ratio of gate interconnects as well as manners of building clock trees depending on their multi-level structures. Differentiating between TLU/TLU+ models wrt process Foundry rules
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Day 7 Clock Tree Synthesis

Session Speaker Ajaya Kumar.s

M.S.Ramaiah School Of Advanced Studies

M.S.Ramaiah School Of Advanced Studies

Design Status, Start of CTS Phase

Why Whyare arethere thereno nobuffers bufferson onclock clocknets? nets?

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Meet logical Design Rule Constraints (DRC):

Meet the clock tree targets:

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Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) (1/2)

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Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) (2/2)

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Where does the Clock Tree Begin and End?

Clock tree begins at SDC-defined clock source:

Clock tree ends at sinks Clock sinks are:

Stop / Float pins Exclude pins (aka ignore pins)

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Define Clock Root Attributes (1/2)

When the clock root is a primary port of a block

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Define Clock Root Attributes (2/2)

Ensure that an appropriate input transition is defined set_input_transition

Clock root defined on primary clock port

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Stop, Float and Exclude Pins

skew and insertion delay are optimized

FF D Q CLK FF IP_CLK IP CLK

skew and insertion delay are ignored

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Generated and Gated Clocks

All insertion delays are matched

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User-defined or Explicit Stop Pins

skew and insertion delay are ignored

IP_CLK Implicit exclude pin

no clock pin definition

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Defining an Explicit Stop Pin

skew and insertion delay are now optimized

set_clock_tree_exceptions stop_pins [get_pins IP/IP_CLK]

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Defining an Explicit Float Pin

skew and insertion delay are now optimized

Explicit float pin defined

set_clock_tree_exceptions \ -float_pins IP/IP_CLK \ -float_pin_max_delay_rise 0.15

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Clock Tree Optimization

Clock Clock Analysis Analysis

CT optimization is run inside clock_opt, and can be run independently as well:

Clock Clock spec spec met? met? Yes Routing

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Clock Distribution Systems

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Balanced Tree Cont.

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Clock Driver Larger line width to reduce resistance

Narrow line to reduce capacitance

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Hybrid Distribution Cont