Removed L shaped routing from gnd contact to wordlines in replica bitline. Corrected slight DRC errors. Optimizations to pbitcell.

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Michael Timothy Grimes 2018-10-18 07:05:47 -07:00
parent 5d6944953b
commit a06a0975db
2 changed files with 14 additions and 19 deletions

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@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class replica_bitline(design.design):
self.access_tx_offset = vector(-gap_width-self.access_tx.width-self.inv.width, 0.5*self.inv.height)
def add_modules(self):
""" Add the modules for later usage """
@ -184,19 +183,14 @@ class replica_bitline(design.design):
pin = self.rbl_inst.get_pin(wl)
# Route the connection to the right so that it doesn't interfere with the cells
# Wordlines may be close to each other when tiled, so gnd connections are routed in opposite directions
if row % 2 == 0:
vertical_extension = vector(0, 1.5*drc["minwidth_metal1"] + 0.5*contact.m1m2.height)
else:
vertical_extension = vector(0, -1.5*drc["minwidth_metal1"] - 1.5*contact.m1m2.height)
# Wordlines may be close to each other when tiled, so gnd connections are routed in opposite directions
pin_right = pin.rc()
pin_extension1 = pin_right + vector(self.m3_pitch,0)
pin_extension2 = pin_extension1 + vertical_extension
pin_extension = pin_right + vector(self.m3_pitch,0)
if pin.layer != "metal1":
continue
self.add_path("metal1", [pin_right, pin_extension1, pin_extension2])
self.add_power_pin("gnd", pin_extension2)
self.add_path("metal1", [pin_right, pin_extension])
self.add_power_pin("gnd", pin_extension)
# for multiport, need to short wordlines to each other so they all connect to gnd
wl_last = self.wl_list[self.total_ports-1]+"_{}".format(row)
@ -280,7 +274,7 @@ class replica_bitline(design.design):
# DRAIN ROUTE
# Route the drain to the vdd rail
drain_offset = self.tx_inst.get_pin("D").center()
self.add_power_pin("vdd", drain_offset)
self.add_power_pin("vdd", drain_offset, rotate=0)
# SOURCE ROUTE
# Route the drain to the RBL inverter input

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@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ class pbitcell(design.design):
self.rowline_spacing = self.m1_space + contact.m1m2.width
# spacing for vdd
vdd_offset_well_constraint = self.well_enclose_active + 0.5*contact.well.width
vdd_offset_metal1_constraint = max(inverter_pmos_contact_extension, 0) + self.m1_space + 0.5*contact.well.width
self.vdd_offset = max(vdd_offset_well_constraint, vdd_offset_metal1_constraint)
implant_constraint = max(inverter_pmos_contact_extension, 0) + 2*self.implant_enclose_active + 0.5*(contact.well.width - self.m1_width)
metal1_constraint = max(inverter_pmos_contact_extension, 0) + self.m1_space
self.vdd_offset = max(implant_constraint, metal1_constraint) + 0.5*self.m1_width
# read port dimensions
width_reduction = self.read_nmos.active_width - self.read_nmos.get_pin("D").cx()
@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class pbitcell(design.design):
layer="metal1",
offset=self.gnd_position,
width=self.width,
height=contact.well.second_layer_width)
height=self.m1_width)
vdd_ypos = self.inverter_nmos_ypos + self.inverter_nmos.active_height + self.inverter_gap + self.inverter_pmos.active_height + self.vdd_offset
self.vdd_position = vector(0, vdd_ypos)
@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class pbitcell(design.design):
layer="metal1",
offset=self.vdd_position,
width=self.width,
height=contact.well.second_layer_width)
height=self.m1_width)
def create_readwrite_ports(self):
"""
@ -933,8 +933,9 @@ class pbitcell(design.design):
def route_rbc_short(self):
""" route the short from Q_bar to gnd necessary for the replica bitcell """
Q_bar_pos = self.inverter_pmos_right.get_pin("S").uc()
vdd_pos = vector(Q_bar_pos.x, self.vdd_position.y)
Q_bar_pos = self.inverter_pmos_right.get_pin("S").center()
vdd_pos = self.inverter_pmos_right.get_pin("D").center()
#vdd_pos = vector(Q_bar_pos.x, self.vdd_position.y)
self.add_path("metal1", [Q_bar_pos, vdd_pos])