A Standard Cell Library for Student Projects

  • Authors:
  • Johannes Grad;James E. Stine

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • MSE '03 Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Microelectronics Systems Education
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

A standard-cell library for MOSIS scaleable CMOS ruleshas been developed. It is intended for use with SynopsysDesign Compiler, Cadence Silicon Ensemble, and CadenceVirtuoso or Magic. The library is targeted for the AMI0.5µm process, which currently offers the smallest featuresize in the MOSIS educational program. The library also includesI/O pad cells and fully places and routes a padframeif desired. All steps in the design flow are fully automatedwith only three scripts and have been tested successfully ina large VLSI design class at the Illinois Institute of Technology.To customize and run these three scripts, for a givendesign, typically takes less than five minutes, since all detailsare transparent to the students, allowing them to focuson the design instead of worrying about the tools.