Topics
Standard cell layout
Standard cell structure
Standard cell design
Single-row layout design
Routing channels
Routing channel design
Pin placement and routing
Example: full adder layout
Layout methodology
A candidate layout
Improvement strategies
Left-edge algorithm
Example
Limitations of left-edge algorithm
Vertical constraints
Dogleg wire
Rat’s nest plot
Simulation
Types of simulation
Types of simulation, cont’d.
Example: switch simulation
Example, cont’d.
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