Fixed some delay model bugs.

compiler/characterizer/delay.py

@@ -889,7 +889,8 @@ class delay(simulation):
         """
         if OPTS.num_rw_ports > 1 or OPTS.num_w_ports > 0 and OPTS.num_r_ports > 0:
             debug.warning("Analytical characterization results are not supported for multiport.")
-        
+        self.create_signal_names()
+        self.create_measurement_names()
         power = self.analytical_power(slews, loads)
         port_data = self.get_empty_measure_data_dict()
         for slew in slews:
@@ -907,7 +908,8 @@ class delay(simulation):
                         else:
                             debug.error("Measurement name not recognized: {}".format(mname),1)
         period_margin = 0.1
-        sram_data = { "min_period": bank_delay[0]*2*period_margin, 
+        risefall_delay = bank_delay[self.read_ports[0]].delay/1e3
+        sram_data = { "min_period":risefall_delay*2*period_margin, 
                       "leakage_power": power.leakage}                    
          
         return (sram_data,port_data)

compiler/modules/control_logic.py

@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ class control_logic(design.design):
                 self.replica_bitline = factory.create(module_type="replica_bitline",
                                                       delay_fanout_list=[delay_fanout_heuristic]*delay_stages_heuristic,
                                                       bitcell_loads=bitcell_loads)
-                if self.sram != None: #Calculate delays for potential re-sizing
-                    self.set_sen_wl_delays()
                 #Resize if necessary, condition depends on resizing method
-                if self.sram != None and self.enable_delay_chain_resizing and not self.does_sen_total_timing_match(): 
+                if self.sram != None and self.enable_delay_chain_resizing and not self.does_sen_rise_fall_timing_match(): 
                     #This resizes to match fall and rise delays, can make the delay chain weird sizes.
                     stage_list = self.get_dynamic_delay_fanout_list(delay_stages_heuristic, delay_fanout_heuristic)
                     self.replica_bitline = factory.create(module_type="replica_bitline",
@@ -177,7 +175,8 @@ class control_logic(design.design):
 
     def get_heuristic_delay_chain_size(self):
         """Use a basic heuristic to determine the size of the delay chain used for the Sense Amp Enable """
-        delay_fanout = 2 # This can be anything >=2
+        #FIXME: The minimum was 2 fanout, now it will not pass DRC unless it is 3. Why?
+        delay_fanout = 3 # This can be anything >=3
         # Delay stages Must be non-inverting
         if self.words_per_row >= 2:
             delay_stages = 4
@@ -246,15 +245,23 @@ class control_logic(design.design):
         
         #If the fanout is different between rise/fall by this amount. Stage algorithm is made more pessimistic.
         WARNING_FANOUT_DIFF = 5
+        stages_close = False
         #The stages need to be equal (or at least a even number of stages with matching rise/fall delays)
         while True:
             stages_fall = self.calculate_stages_with_fixed_fanout(required_delay_fall,fanout_fall)
             stages_rise = self.calculate_stages_with_fixed_fanout(required_delay_rise,fanout_rise)
             debug.info(1,"Fall stages={}, rise stages={}".format(stages_fall,stages_rise))
+            if abs(stages_fall-stages_rise) == 1 and not stages_close:
+                stages_close = True
+                safe_fanout_rise = fanout_rise
+                safe_fanout_fall = fanout_fall
+            
             if stages_fall == stages_rise: 
                 break
             elif abs(stages_fall-stages_rise) == 1 and WARNING_FANOUT_DIFF < abs(fanout_fall-fanout_rise):
                 debug.info(1, "Delay chain fanouts between stages are large. Making chain size larger for safety.")
+                fanout_rise = safe_fanout_rise
+                fanout_fall = safe_fanout_fall
                 break
             #There should also be a condition to make sure the fanout does not get too large.    
             #Otherwise, increase the fanout of delay with the most stages, calculate new stages

compiler/modules/sense_amp.py

@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ class sense_amp(design.design):
         """Get the relative capacitance of sense amp enable gate cin"""
         pmos_cin = parameter["sa_en_pmos_size"]/drc("minwidth_tx")
         nmos_cin = parameter["sa_en_nmos_size"]/drc("minwidth_tx")
+        #sen is connected to 2 pmos isolation TX and 1 nmos per sense amp.
         return 2*pmos_cin + nmos_cin

compiler/modules/sense_amp_array.py

@@ -142,4 +142,4 @@ class sense_amp_array(design.design):
     def get_en_cin(self):
         """Get the relative capacitance of all the sense amp enable connections in the array"""
         sense_amp_en_cin = self.amp.get_en_cin()
-        return sense_amp_en_cin * self.words_per_row
+        return sense_amp_en_cin * self.word_size

compiler/pgates/pdriver.py

@@ -196,17 +196,16 @@ class pdriver(pgate.pgate):
 
     def get_stage_efforts(self, external_cout, inp_is_rise=False):
         """Get the stage efforts of the A -> Z path"""
-
+        cout_list = []
-        cout_list = {}
         for prev_inv,inv in zip(self.inv_list, self.inv_list[1:]):
-            cout_list[prev_inv]=inv.get_cin()
+            cout_list.append(inv.get_cin())
         
-        cout_list[self.inv_list[-1]]=external_cout
+        cout_list.append(external_cout)
         
         stage_effort_list = []
         last_inp_is_rise = inp_is_rise
-        for inv in self.inv_list:
+        for inv,cout in zip(self.inv_list,cout_list):
-            stage = inv.get_stage_effort(cout_list[inv], last_inp_is_rise)
+            stage = inv.get_stage_effort(cout, last_inp_is_rise)
             stage_effort_list.append(stage)
             last_inp_is_rise = stage.is_rise