Updates to local and global arrays to make bitline and wordlines consistent.

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mrg
2020-09-09 11:54:46 -07:00
parent 8e91ec1770
commit 7bb21fb73f
10 changed files with 304 additions and 264 deletions
+101 -42
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@@ -18,18 +18,21 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
This can either be a single aray on its own if there is no hierarchical WL
or it can be combined into a larger array with hierarchical WL.
"""
def __init__(self, rows, cols, rbl, add_rbl=None, name=""):
def __init__(self, rows, cols, rbl, left_rbl=[], right_rbl=[], name=""):
super().__init__(name=name, rows=rows, cols=cols, column_offset=0)
debug.info(2, "create local array of size {} rows x {} cols words".format(rows, cols))
debug.info(2, "Creating {0} {1}x{2} rbl: {3} left_rbl: {4} right_rbl: {5}".format(name,
rows,
cols,
rbl,
left_rbl,
right_rbl))
self.rows = rows
self.cols = cols
self.rbl = rbl
if add_rbl == None:
self.add_rbl = rbl
else:
self.add_rbl = add_rbl
self.left_rbl = left_rbl
self.right_rbl = right_rbl
debug.check(len(self.all_ports) < 3, "Local bitcell array only supports dual port or less.")
self.create_netlist()
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
# We don't offset this because we need to align
# the replica bitcell in the control logic
# self.offset_all_coordinates()
def create_netlist(self):
""" Create and connect the netlist """
self.add_modules()
@@ -67,53 +70,51 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
cols=self.cols,
rows=self.rows,
rbl=self.rbl,
add_rbl=self.add_rbl)
left_rbl=self.left_rbl,
right_rbl=self.right_rbl)
self.add_mod(self.bitcell_array)
self.wl_array = factory.create(module_type="wordline_buffer_array",
rows=self.rows + 1,
cols=self.cols)
self.add_mod(self.wl_array)
# We make these on our own and don't use the base names
def create_all_wordline_names(self):
pass
# We make these on our own and don't use the base names
def create_all_bitline_names(self):
pass
def add_pins(self):
# Inputs to the wordline driver (by port)
self.wordline_names = []
# Outputs from the wordline driver (by port)
self.driver_wordline_outputs = []
# Inputs to the bitcell array (by port)
self.array_wordline_inputs = []
for port in self.all_ports:
wordline_inputs = []
if port == 0:
wordline_inputs += [self.bitcell_array.get_rbl_wordline_names(0)[0]]
wordline_inputs += self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names(port)
if port == 1:
wordline_inputs += [self.bitcell_array.get_rbl_wordline_names(1)[1]]
self.wordline_names.append(wordline_inputs)
self.driver_wordline_outputs.append([x + "i" for x in self.wordline_names[-1]])
self.all_array_wordline_inputs = [x + "i" for x in self.bitcell_array.get_inputs() if "wl" in x]
self.wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.wordline_names
self.all_wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.all_wordline_names
self.bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.bitline_names
self.all_array_bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.get_all_bitline_names()
self.all_bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.all_bitline_names
self.rbl_wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.rbl_wordline_names
self.all_rbl_wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.all_rbl_wordline_names
self.rbl_bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.rbl_bitline_names
self.all_rbl_bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.all_rbl_bitline_names
self.all_array_wordline_inputs = [x + "i" for x in self.bitcell_array.get_all_wordline_names()]
# Arrays are always:
# bit lines (left to right)
# word lines (bottom to top)
# vdd
# gnd
self.add_pin_list(self.all_array_bitline_names, "INOUT")
for port in self.left_rbl:
self.add_pin_list(self.rbl_bitline_names[port], "INOUT")
self.add_pin_list(self.all_bitline_names, "INOUT")
for port in self.right_rbl:
self.add_pin_list(self.rbl_bitline_names[port], "INOUT")
for port in range(self.rbl[0]):
self.add_pin(self.rbl_wordline_names[port][port], "INPUT")
for port in self.all_ports:
self.add_pin_list(self.wordline_names[port], "INPUT")
for port in range(self.rbl[0], self.rbl[0] + self.rbl[1]):
self.add_pin(self.rbl_wordline_names[port][port], "INPUT")
self.add_pin("vdd", "POWER")
self.add_pin("gnd", "GROUND")
@@ -121,15 +122,41 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
""" Create the module instances used in this design """
self.wl_insts = []
self.driver_wordline_outputs = []
for port in self.all_ports:
self.wl_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="wl_driver",
mod=self.wl_array))
self.connect_inst(self.wordline_names[port] + self.driver_wordline_outputs[port] + ["vdd", "gnd"])
temp = []
temp += [self.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]]
if port == 0:
temp += self.get_wordline_names(port)
else:
temp += self.get_wordline_names(port)[::-1]
self.driver_wordline_outputs.append([x + "i" for x in temp])
temp += self.driver_wordline_outputs[-1]
temp += ["vdd", "gnd"]
self.connect_inst(temp)
self.bitcell_array_inst = self.add_inst(name="array",
mod=self.bitcell_array)
temp = []
for port in self.left_rbl:
temp += self.get_rbl_bitline_names(port)
temp += self.all_bitline_names
for port in self.right_rbl:
temp += self.get_rbl_bitline_names(port)
self.connect_inst(self.all_array_bitline_names + self.all_array_wordline_inputs + ["vdd", "gnd"])
wl_temp = []
for port in range(self.rbl[0]):
wl_temp += [self.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]]
wl_temp += self.get_wordline_names()
for port in range(self.rbl[0], sum(self.rbl)):
wl_temp += [self.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]]
temp += [x + "i" for x in wl_temp]
temp += ["vdd", "gnd"]
self.connect_inst(temp)
def place(self):
""" Place the bitcelll array to the right of the wl driver. """
@@ -143,8 +170,8 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
if len(self.all_ports) > 1:
self.wl_insts[1].place(vector(self.bitcell_array_inst.rx() + self.wl_array.width + driver_to_array_spacing,
2 * self.cell.height),
mirror="MY")
2 * self.cell.height + self.wl_array.height),
mirror="XY")
self.height = self.bitcell_array.height
self.width = max(self.bitcell_array_inst.rx(), max([x.rx() for x in self.wl_insts]))
@@ -154,10 +181,6 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
for x in self.get_inouts():
self.copy_layout_pin(self.bitcell_array_inst, x)
for port in self.all_ports:
for (x, y) in zip(self.wordline_names[port], self.wl_array.get_inputs()):
self.copy_layout_pin(self.wl_insts[port], y, x)
supply_insts = [*self.wl_insts, self.bitcell_array_inst]
for pin_name in ["vdd", "gnd"]:
for inst in supply_insts:
@@ -169,8 +192,44 @@ class local_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array):
def route(self):
# Route the global wordlines
for port in self.all_ports:
for (driver_name, net_name) in zip(self.wl_insts[port].mod.get_outputs(), self.driver_wordline_outputs[port]):
if port == 0:
wordline_names = [self.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]] + self.get_wordline_names(port)
else:
wordline_names = [self.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]] + self.get_wordline_names(port)[::-1]
wordline_pins = self.wl_array.get_inputs()
for (wl_name, in_pin_name) in zip(wordline_names, wordline_pins):
# wl_pin = self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pin(wl_name)
in_pin = self.wl_insts[port].get_pin(in_pin_name)
y_offset = in_pin.cy()
if port == 0:
y_offset -= 1.5 * self.m3_pitch
else:
y_offset += 1.5 * self.m3_pitch
self.add_layout_pin_segment_center(text=wl_name,
layer="m3",
start=vector(0, y_offset),
end=vector(self.width, y_offset))
mid = vector(in_pin.cx(), y_offset)
self.add_path("m2", [in_pin.center(), mid])
self.add_via_stack_center(from_layer=in_pin.layer,
to_layer="m2",
offset=in_pin.center())
self.add_via_center(self.m2_stack,
offset=mid)
# Route the buffers
for port in self.all_ports:
driver_outputs = self.driver_wordline_outputs[port]
for (driver_name, net_name) in zip(self.wl_insts[port].mod.get_outputs(), driver_outputs):
array_name = net_name[:-1]
out_pin = self.wl_insts[port].get_pin(driver_name)
in_pin = self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pin(array_name)