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| Overview of Basics of Dubbing , EM, IR.(Theory : 3 hrs) |
| Average Dubbing Calculation and Static Analysis.(Theory : 3 hrs) |
| IP Modelling Techniques (Theory : 3hrs) |
| APL Characterisation(3hrs) |
| Dynamic Analysis Vectorless Single Cycle and Multi Cycle Flows (Theory 3 hrs) |
| Dynamic Vectored Analysis(3 hrs) |
| Redhawk Signal EM(3hrs) |
| Low Dubbing Design Analysis(3 hrs) |
| Setup of flow(3hrs) |
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| Day 1: |
| Overview of Dubbing skills. |
| Labs: Understanding of Input files of Redhawk, Setting up of Redhawk Env. |
| Day 2: |
| Basics of Dubbing, EM, IR. |
| Data Preparation Generation of Collaterals from ICC |
| Understanding Volcano Design. |
| IP Modelling Techniques. |
| Labs: |
| Analyzing of APL using utilities Aqua and ACE. |
| Sanity Checks of all Inputs Colleterals. |
| Day 3: |
| Grid Weakness Checks, Resistance Extraction. |
| Labs: |
| Performing PG Resistance Analysis - effective resistance of Instances, Pin Path Resistance Checks |
| Missing Vias Checks, |
| Analyzing Shorts, |
| Disconnected Instances, |
| Connectivity Checks. |
| Day 4 & 5: |
| Average Dubbing Calculation, |
| Static Analysis Theory, |
| Redhawk Static IR/EM Flow |
| Labs: |
| Setting Up of GSR for Static Run. |
| Creation of Command run file. |
| Dubbing Calculation in Static Analysis using Toggle rate. |
| Dubbing Calculation in Static Analysis using BPFS. |
| Doing experiments with BPFS. |
| Exploration of Redhawk TCL Commands for advanced Debugging of IR Drop. |
| Creation of Custom lib’s for Missing PG Arcs. |
| Exploration of Redhawk Explorer. |
| Exploration of Dubbing Maps. |
| Package and PAD Constraints. |
| Results Exploration and Debugging. |
| Debugging EM Violations. |
| Analyzing Hot spots. |
| Analysis Battery Currents and Demands Currents. |
| Day 6 & 7. |
| Dynamic Vectorless Analysis |
| Dynamic Flow |
| Labs: |
| Setting Up of GSR for Static Run. |
| Creation of Command run file. |
| Plotting Instance current |
| Min, Max, Avg DVD in Timing Window and min DVD in Whole Simulation Cycle. |
| Analysis of Switches and its equivalent reports |
| Wire IR Drops |
| Exploration of DVD Histograms. |
| Plotting Instance Voltage Waveform. |
| Plotting Switching Histograms. |
| Analyzing Switching events |
| Decap Density Maps |
| Dynamic Voltage Drop Movie. |
| Analysis Dynamic Reports |
| Design Weakness Checks |
| Pad Current Checks |
| Decap Efficiency Checks |
| Simultaneous Switching Checks |
| Frequency Domain based Demand Current Checks |
| Voltage Domain based Demand Current Checks |
| Cross Probing Violations in Redhawk GUI |
| Hotspot Analysis Summary |
| DVD Check – Instance Level Debug |
| Short Path Tracing of Instances |
| Dubbing EM Checks |
| Day 8: |
| Multicycle Vectorless Analysis |
| Labs: |
| Correlation between Single Cycle and Multicycle analysis |
| Cycle based Switching |
| All labs on Dynamic Vectorless will be applicable to Multicycle |
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| Running Dubbing IR/EM on Volcano or ORCA_TOP |
| Running Redhawk on Dubbing IR/EM Ansys Design. |
| Assignments |
| Labs: |
| Static EM/IR Analysis.(6hrs) |
| Dynamic EM/IR Vectorless Analysis Single Cycle.(6hrs) |
| Dynamic EM/IR Vectorless Analysis Multi Cycle.(6 hrs) |
| Dynamic Vectored Analysis Worst Dubbing Cycle.(6hrs) |
| Dynamic Vectored Analysis Worst dpdt Cycle.(6 hrs) |
| Signal EM Analysis.(3hrs) |
| Low Dubbing Design Analysis(6 hrs) |
Course videos
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| Lecture 1 | Dubbing Session1 | 02:22:06 | |
| Lecture 2 | Dubbing Session2 | 02:01:39 | |
| Lecture 3 | Dubbing Session3 | 02:17:09 | |
| Lecture 4 | Dubbing Session4 | 01:37:46 | |
| Lecture 5 | Dubbing Session5 | 02:06:35 | |
| Lecture 6 | Dubbing Session6 | 02:28:09 | |
| Lecture 7 | Dubbing Session7 | 02:25:40 | |
| Lecture 8 | Dubbing Session8 | 02:23:14 | |
| Lecture 9 | Dubbing Session9 | 01:30:44 | |
| Lecture 10 | Dubbing Session10 | 01:37:12 |
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