4th 28nm Mixed-Signal Design Workshop

11 Dec 2023, 09:00 → 15 Dec 2023, 17:30 Europe/Zurich

572/R-006 (CERN)

CERN ASICs Design Support, CERN EP-ESE

01_28nm_workshop_welcome.pdf

02_28nm_workshop_lab_instruction.pdf

28 nm Technology Introduction

• 01_workshop_28nm_tech_overview.pdf
• 02_common_design_platform.pdf
• 03 Radiation effects on 28nm CMOS technology.pdf
• CERN_TSMC28nm_Overview_Designers_Guide.pdf

Analog Back-End

• Bindkeys_in_VLS_L.pdf
• CERN_WS_TSMC28_Backend_6.8_presentationV2_light.pdf
• CERN_WS_TSMC28_BackEnd_6.8_V3.pdf

Analog Front-End

• CERN_AMS.pdf
• CERN_ANA-FE.pdf
• CERN_WS_TSCMN28_FrontEnd_618_v05.pdf

Digital

• 1_digital_flow_introduction.pdf
• 2_28nm_workshop_SEE_Hardening.pdf
• 3_synthesis_implementation.pdf
• 4.a_digital training signoff_checks.pdf
• 4.b_digital training signoff_checks.pdf
• 5_hier_flow_signoff_checks.pdf
• Cadence_Support_Portal_Training.pdf
• workshop_tsmc28_digital_implementation.pdf

Mixed-signal IP_integration.pdf (Protected) lib_file_generation.pdf (Protected)

Monday 11 December

09:00 → 10:40 Overview of the 28nm technology

09:00 Welcome

Speaker: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL)

09:20 Technology Overview and designer’s guidelines

Speaker: Franco Nahuel Bandi (CERN)

10:10 Overview of the 28nm common design platform

Speaker: Marco Andorno (CERN)

10:40 → 10:55 Coffee break

10:55 → 12:00 Overview of the 28nm technology

10:55 Total Ionizing Dose response of the 28nm technlogy

Speaker: Giulio Borghello (CERN)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 15:15 Analog design

13:30 Analog simulation with Explorer and Assembler

Speaker: Helga Dornelas (Cadence)

13:50 Lab session (Analog simulation)

Speaker: Helga Dornelas (Cadence)

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 17:30 Mixed-signal design

15:30 Mixed-signal simulation with Xcelium and Virtuoso

Speaker: Helga Dornelas (Cadence)

16:00 Lab session (Mixed-signal simulation)

Speaker: Helga Dornelas (Cadence)

Tuesday 12 December

09:00 → 10:30 Mixed-signal design

09:00 Lab session (Mixed-signal simulation)

Speaker: Helga Dornelas (Cadence)

10:30 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 12:00 Analog design

10:45 Analog Backend VXL Best Practices

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (CERN)

11:00 Lab session (Analog backend)

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (CERN)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 14:45 Analog design

13:30 Lab session (Analog backend)

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (Cadence)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 15:50 Mixed-signal design

15:00 Abstract generation

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (CERN)

15:20 Lab session (Abstract)

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (CERN)

15:50 → 17:30 Analog design

15:50 DRC/LVS with PVS

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (Cadence)

16:10 Lab session (DRC/LVS with PVS)

Speaker: Philippe Carriere (CERN)

Wednesday 13 December

09:00 → 10:00 Mixed-signal design

09:00 IP block integration (Liberty file and Abstract)

Speaker: Marco Andorno (CERN)

09:15 Lab session (Liberty file)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Marco Andorno (CERN)

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee break

10:15 → 12:00 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

10:15 Digital flow introduction

Main steps of the flow, tools, Flowkit

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

11:00 Single event effects hardening in digital design

Speaker: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL)

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 → 14:45 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

13:00 Timing constraints and synthesis

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 17:30 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

15:00 Lab session (TMR)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Marco Andorno (CERN)

15:30 Lab session (Synthesis and LEC)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Erwan Dekhil (Cadence), Marco Andorno (CERN)

Thursday 14 December

09:00 → 10:15 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

09:00 Block-level implementation

Synthesis, floorplan

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

10:30 Block-level implementation

Placement, clock tree synthesis, routing

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 14:45 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

13:30 Lab session (Block-level implementation)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Erwan Dekhil (Cadence), Marco Andorno (CERN)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 17:30 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

15:00 Lab session (Block-level implementation)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Erwan Dekhil (Cadence), Marco Andorno (CERN)

Friday 15 December

09:00 → 10:15 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

09:00 Hierarchical implementation

Top level analysis with use of block model, assemble design

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

10:30 Lab session (Hierarchical implementation)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Erwan Dekhil (Cadence), Marco Andorno (CERN)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 15:00 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

13:30 Signoff

Timing analysis, power analysis, DRC, LVS

Speaker: Erwan Dekhil (Cadence)

15:00 → 15:15 Coffee break

15:15 → 17:30 Digital design

28nm-workshop_synthesis_implementation_flat.pdf

15:15 Lab session (Signoff)

Speakers: Alessandro Caratelli (CERN, EPFL), Erwan Dekhil (Cadence), Marco Andorno (CERN)