Ground dummy lines in replica bitcell array

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mrg 2020-09-03 14:04:20 -07:00
parent f6f6242d68
commit 1534295326
1 changed files with 1 additions and 30 deletions

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@ -101,15 +101,7 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
self.wordline_names.append(wordline_inputs)
self.driver_wordline_outputs.append([x + "i" for x in self.wordline_names[-1]])
self.gnd_wl_names = []
# Connect unused RBL WL to gnd
array_rbl_names = set([x for x in self.bitcell_array.get_all_wordline_names() if x.startswith("rbl")])
dummy_rbl_names = set([x for x in self.bitcell_array.get_all_wordline_names() if x.startswith("dummy")])
rbl_wl_names = set([x for rbl_port_names in self.wordline_names for x in rbl_port_names if x.startswith("rbl")])
self.gnd_wl_names = list((array_rbl_names - rbl_wl_names) | dummy_rbl_names)
self.all_array_wordline_inputs = [x + "i" if x not in self.gnd_wl_names else "gnd" for x in self.bitcell_array.get_all_wordline_names()]
self.all_array_wordline_inputs = [x + "i" for x in self.bitcell_array.get_all_wordline_names() if x != "gnd"]
self.bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.bitline_names
self.all_array_bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.get_all_bitline_names()
@ -157,26 +149,6 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
self.height = self.bitcell_array.height
self.width = max(self.bitcell_array_inst.rx(), max([x.rx() for x in self.wl_insts]))
def route_unused_wordlines(self):
""" Connect the unused RBL and dummy wordlines to gnd """
for wl_name in self.gnd_wl_names:
pin = self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pin(wl_name)
pin_layer = pin.layer
layer_pitch = 1.5 * getattr(self, "{}_pitch".format(pin_layer))
left_pin_loc = pin.lc()
right_pin_loc = pin.rc()
# Place the pins a track outside of the array
left_loc = left_pin_loc - vector(layer_pitch, 0)
right_loc = right_pin_loc + vector(layer_pitch, 0)
self.add_power_pin("gnd", left_loc, directions=("H", "H"))
self.add_power_pin("gnd", right_loc, directions=("H", "H"))
# Add a path to connect to the array
self.add_path(pin_layer, [left_loc, left_pin_loc])
self.add_path(pin_layer, [right_loc, right_pin_loc])
def add_layout_pins(self):
for x in self.get_inouts():
@ -212,5 +184,4 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
in_loc = in_pin.rc()
self.add_path(out_pin.layer, [out_loc, mid_loc, in_loc])
self.route_unused_wordlines()