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Mentor Mentor
Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics
`Mentor, a Siemens Business is a US-based electronic design automation (EDA) multinational corporation for electrical engineering and electronics. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor_Graphics>` `Mentor, a Siemens Business <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor_Graphics>`_
is a US-based electronic design automation (EDA) multinational
corporation for electrical engineering and electronics.
OSU OSU
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University
VSD
VLSI System Design
`VLSI System Design <https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/>`_
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ce ce
Memory Core Memory Core
CIF
Caltech Intermediate Form
From the 1990's, the CIF format has largely been replaced by the GDS
format.
CCS
ECSM
Current Source Models
DRC DRC
Design Rule Check Design Rule Check
Design Rule Checking Design Rule Checking
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physical layout of a particular chip layout satisfies a series of physical layout of a particular chip layout satisfies a series of
required parameters called design rules. required parameters called design rules.
ESD
Electro-Static Discharge (protection from)
Circuit elements, especially on I/O pins, intended to protect the circuit
from the effects of `electrostatic discharge <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_discharge/>`_.
LVS LVS
Layout Verse Schematic Layout Verse Schematic
Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) verification is the process of determining Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) verification is the process of determining
whether a particular integrated circuit layout corresponds to the whether a particular integrated circuit layout corresponds to the
original :ref:`schematic` or :ref:`circuit diagram` of the design. original :ref:`schematic` or :ref:`circuit diagram` of the design.
PEX
Parasitic Extraction
Parasitic extraction is calculation of the parasitic effects in both the
designed devices and the required wiring interconnects of an electronic
circuit. This includes all parasitic components (often called parasitic
devices) including parasitic;
* capacitances,
* resistances, and
* inductances.
NLDM
Non-Linear Delay Model
CCS
ECSM
Current Source Models
CIF
Caltech Intermediate Form
From the 1990's, the CIF format has largely been replaced by the GDS
format.
MiM MiM
MIM MIM
MiM caps MiM caps
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The capacitance of MoM caps is capacitance of the metal sidewalls which The capacitance of MoM caps is capacitance of the metal sidewalls which
is significantly lower than that provided MiM caps. is significantly lower than that provided MiM caps.
NLDM
Non-Linear Delay Model
OPHW
OPen HardWare
The movement to produce inspectable and modifiable computer hardware
designs.
PEX
Parasitic Extraction
Parasitic extraction is calculation of the parasitic effects in both the
designed devices and the required wiring interconnects of an electronic
circuit. This includes all parasitic components (often called parasitic
devices) including parasitic;
* capacitances,
* resistances, and
* inductances.
PNR
Place aNd Route
The process of laying out the standard design cells on the 2D plane of the
chip and connecting their corresponding inputs and outputs. Theoretically
equivalent to the "Travelling Salesman Problem," and therefore the subject
of much research.
STA
Static Timing Analysis
Analysing the timing of a circuit from some level of the design. Contrast
with performing the timing analysis on actual hardware.
RTL
Register Transfer Language
A source code format that describes the transitions that hardware
registers take at the register transfer level, such as Verilog or VHDL.
VLSI
Very Large Scale Integration
Producing an integrated circuit in the million+ transistor scale, with
multiple functions on the same chip (such as compute, memory, ROM, and
power regulation).
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OpenRoad OpenRoad
The digital design flow developed by The digital design flow developed by
`The OpenRoad Project <https://theopenroadproject.org/>`_ `The OpenRoad Project <https://theopenroadproject.org/>`_
qflow
`qflow <http://opencircuitdesign.com/qflow/>`_
Named after Steve Beccue of MultiGIG.
yosys
`Yosys Open SYnthesis Suite <http://www.clifford.at/yosys/>`_
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