Timing closure: a practical loop
A repeatable way to approach setup/hold closure and reduce churn.
- Constraint sanity checks
- Fix ordering: constraints → logic → placement → CTS
- ECO hygiene
- Regression and reproducibility
Physical Design Blog
RTL-to-GDS flow breakdown, timing closure strategies, PnR and signoff methodologies, and advanced node challenges.
MMMC: structuring your corners
How to keep corners manageable and meaningful.
- Corner selection principles
- Derates and OCV basics
- Report review checklist
- Common pitfalls
Advanced nodes: what changes
Where the effort shifts at 7nm/FinFET and beyond.
- Signal integrity awareness
- IR/EM constraints
- Congestion + routing
- Signoff tool alignment