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From the 1990's, the CIF format has largely been replaced by the GDS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