Create RBL wordline buffer with correct polarity.

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mrg
2020-09-17 14:45:49 -07:00
parent 392afd4d4b
commit c7d32089f3
10 changed files with 156 additions and 56 deletions
+24 -25
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@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ class bank(design.design):
# UPPER LEFT QUADRANT
# To the left of the bitcell array above the predecoders and control logic
x_offset = self.m2_gap + self.port_address.width
x_offset = self.m2_gap + self.port_address[port].width
self.port_address_offsets[port] = vector(-x_offset,
self.main_bitcell_array_bottom)
self.predecoder_height = self.port_address.predecoder_height + self.port_address_offsets[port].y
self.predecoder_height = self.port_address[port].predecoder_height + self.port_address_offsets[port].y
# LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
# Place the col decoder left aligned with wordline driver
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class bank(design.design):
# control logic to allow control signals to easily pass over in M3
# by placing 1 1/4 a cell pitch down because both power connections and inputs/outputs
# may be routed in M3 or M4
x_offset = self.central_bus_width[port] + self.port_address.wordline_driver.width
x_offset = self.central_bus_width[port] + self.port_address[port].wordline_driver_array.width
if self.col_addr_size > 0:
x_offset += self.column_decoder.width + self.col_addr_bus_width
y_offset = 1.25 * self.dff.height + self.column_decoder.height
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class bank(design.design):
# LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT
# To the right of the bitcell array
x_offset = self.bitcell_array_right + self.port_address.width + self.m2_gap
x_offset = self.bitcell_array_right + self.port_address[port].width + self.m2_gap
self.port_address_offsets[port] = vector(x_offset,
self.main_bitcell_array_bottom)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class bank(design.design):
# control logic to allow control signals to easily pass over in M3
# by placing 1 1/4 a cell pitch down because both power connections and inputs/outputs
# may be routed in M3 or M4
x_offset = self.bitcell_array_right + self.central_bus_width[port] + self.port_address.wordline_driver.width
x_offset = self.bitcell_array_right + self.central_bus_width[port] + self.port_address[port].wordline_driver_array.width
if self.col_addr_size > 0:
x_offset += self.column_decoder.width + self.col_addr_bus_width
y_offset = self.bitcell_array_top + 1.25 * self.dff.height + self.column_decoder.height
@@ -366,10 +366,13 @@ class bank(design.design):
def add_modules(self):
""" Add all the modules using the class loader """
self.port_address = factory.create(module_type="port_address",
cols=self.num_cols + self.num_spare_cols,
rows=self.num_rows)
self.add_mod(self.port_address)
self.port_address = []
for port in self.all_ports:
self.port_address.append(factory.create(module_type="port_address",
cols=self.num_cols + self.num_spare_cols,
rows=self.num_rows,
port=port))
self.add_mod(self.port_address[port])
self.num_rbl = len(self.all_ports)
@@ -420,13 +423,10 @@ class bank(design.design):
# gnd
temp = self.bitcell_array.get_inouts()
wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.get_inputs()
# Rename the RBL WL to the enable name
for port in self.all_ports:
rbl_wl_name = self.bitcell_array.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]
wordline_names = [x.replace(rbl_wl_name, "wl_en{0}".format(port)) for x in wordline_names]
temp.extend(wordline_names)
temp.append("rbl_wl0")
temp.extend(self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names())
if len(self.all_ports) > 1:
temp.append("rbl_wl1")
temp.append("vdd")
temp.append("gnd")
@@ -486,13 +486,15 @@ class bank(design.design):
self.port_address_inst = [None] * len(self.all_ports)
for port in self.all_ports:
self.port_address_inst[port] = self.add_inst(name="port_address{}".format(port),
mod=self.port_address)
mod=self.port_address[port])
temp = []
for bit in range(self.row_addr_size):
temp.append("addr{0}_{1}".format(port, bit + self.col_addr_size))
temp.append("wl_en{}".format(port))
temp.extend(self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names(port))
wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names(port)
temp.extend(wordline_names)
temp.append("rbl_wl{}".format(port))
temp.extend(["vdd", "gnd"])
self.connect_inst(temp)
@@ -852,8 +854,9 @@ class bank(design.design):
def route_port_address_left(self, port):
""" Connecting Wordline driver output to Bitcell WL connection """
driver_names = ["wl_{}".format(x) for x in range(self.num_rows)]
for (driver_name, array_name) in zip(driver_names, self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names(port)):
driver_names = ["wl_{}".format(x) for x in range(self.num_rows)] + ["rbl_wl"]
rbl_wl_name = self.bitcell_array.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)[port]
for (driver_name, array_name) in zip(driver_names, self.bitcell_array.get_wordline_names(port) + [rbl_wl_name]):
# The mid guarantees we exit the input cell to the right.
driver_wl_pin = self.port_address_inst[port].get_pin(driver_name)
driver_wl_pos = driver_wl_pin.rc()
@@ -1021,10 +1024,6 @@ class bank(design.design):
connection.append((self.prefix + "p_en_bar{}".format(port),
self.port_data_inst[port].get_pin("p_en_bar")))
rbl_wl_name = self.bitcell_array.get_rbl_wordline_names(port)
connection.append((self.prefix + "wl_en{}".format(port),
self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pin(rbl_wl_name[port])))
if port in self.write_ports:
connection.append((self.prefix + "w_en{}".format(port),
self.port_data_inst[port].get_pin("w_en")))
@@ -1045,7 +1044,7 @@ class bank(design.design):
self.add_via_stack_center(from_layer=pin.layer,
to_layer="m2",
offset=control_pos)
# clk to wordline_driver
control_signal = self.prefix + "wl_en{}".format(port)
if port % 2: