# See LICENSE for licensing information. # # Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Regents of the University of California # All rights reserved. # import debug import bitcell_base_array from tech import drc, spice, cell_properties from vector import vector from globals import OPTS from sram_factory import factory class replica_bitcell_array(bitcell_base_array.bitcell_base_array): """ Creates a bitcell arrow of cols x rows and then adds the replica and dummy columns and rows. Replica columns are on the left and right, respectively and connected to the given bitcell ports. Dummy are the outside columns/rows with WL and BL tied to gnd. Requires a regular bitcell array, replica bitcell, and dummy bitcell (Bl/BR disconnected). """ def __init__(self, rows, cols, rbl=None, left_rbl=None, right_rbl=None, name=""): super().__init__(name, rows, cols, column_offset=0) debug.info(1, "Creating {0} {1} x {2} rbls: {3} left_rbl: {4} right_rbl: {5}".format(self.name, rows, cols, rbl, left_rbl, right_rbl)) self.add_comment("rows: {0} cols: {1}".format(rows, cols)) self.add_comment("rbl: {0} left_rbl: {1} right_rbl: {2}".format(rbl, left_rbl, right_rbl)) self.column_size = cols self.row_size = rows # This is how many RBLs are in all the arrays if rbl: self.rbl = rbl else: self.rbl=[1, 1 if len(self.all_ports)>1 else 0] # This specifies which RBL to put on the left or right # by port number # This could be an empty list if left_rbl != None: self.left_rbl = left_rbl else: self.left_rbl = [0] # This could be an empty list if right_rbl != None: self.right_rbl = right_rbl else: self.right_rbl=[1] if len(self.all_ports) > 1 else [] self.rbls = self.left_rbl + self.right_rbl debug.check(sum(self.rbl) == len(self.all_ports), "Invalid number of RBLs for port configuration.") debug.check(sum(self.rbl) >= len(self.left_rbl) + len(self.right_rbl), "Invalid number of RBLs for port configuration.") # Two dummy rows plus replica even if we don't add the column self.extra_rows = 2 + sum(self.rbl) # Two dummy cols plus replica if we add the column self.extra_cols = 2 + len(self.left_rbl) + len(self.right_rbl) self.create_netlist() if not OPTS.netlist_only: self.create_layout() # 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() self.add_pins() self.create_instances() def add_modules(self): """ Array and dummy/replica columns d or D = dummy cell (caps to distinguish grouping) r or R = replica cell (caps to distinguish grouping) b or B = bitcell replica columns 1 v v bdDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdb <- Dummy row bdDDDDDDDDDDDDDDrb <- Dummy row br--------------rb br| Array |rb br| row x col |rb br--------------rb brDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdb <- Dummy row bdDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdb <- Dummy row ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ dummy rows cols x 1 ^ dummy columns ^ 1 x (rows + 4) """ # Bitcell array self.bitcell_array = factory.create(module_type="bitcell_array", column_offset=1 + len(self.left_rbl), cols=self.column_size, rows=self.row_size) self.add_mod(self.bitcell_array) # Replica bitlines self.replica_columns = {} for port in self.all_ports: if port in self.left_rbl: # We will always have self.rbl[0] rows of replica wordlines below # the array. # These go from the top (where the bitcell array starts ) down replica_bit = self.rbl[0] - port elif port in self.right_rbl: # We will always have self.rbl[0] rows of replica wordlines below # the array. # These go from the bottom up replica_bit = self.rbl[0] + self.row_size + port else: continue # If we have an odd numer on the bottom column_offset = self.rbl[0] + 1 self.replica_columns[port] = factory.create(module_type="replica_column", rows=self.row_size, rbl=self.rbl, column_offset=column_offset, replica_bit=replica_bit) self.add_mod(self.replica_columns[port]) # Dummy row self.dummy_row = factory.create(module_type="dummy_array", cols=self.column_size, rows=1, # dummy column + left replica column column_offset=1 + len(self.left_rbl), mirror=0) self.add_mod(self.dummy_row) # If there are bitcell end caps, replace the dummy cells on the edge of the bitcell array with end caps. try: end_caps_enabled = cell_properties.bitcell.end_caps except AttributeError: end_caps_enabled = False # Dummy Row or Col Cap, depending on bitcell array properties col_cap_module_type = ("col_cap_array" if end_caps_enabled else "dummy_array") self.col_cap = factory.create(module_type=col_cap_module_type, cols=self.column_size, rows=1, # dummy column + left replica column(s) column_offset=1 + len(self.left_rbl), mirror=0) self.add_mod(self.col_cap) # Dummy Col or Row Cap, depending on bitcell array properties row_cap_module_type = ("row_cap_array" if end_caps_enabled else "dummy_array") self.row_cap_left = factory.create(module_type=row_cap_module_type, cols=1, column_offset=0, rows=self.row_size + self.extra_rows, mirror=(self.rbl[0] + 1) % 2) self.add_mod(self.row_cap_left) self.row_cap_right = factory.create(module_type=row_cap_module_type, cols=1, # dummy column # + left replica column(s) # + bitcell columns # + right replica column(s) column_offset = 1 + len(self.left_rbl) + self.column_size + len(self.right_rbl), rows=self.row_size + self.extra_rows, mirror=(self.rbl[0] + 1) %2) self.add_mod(self.row_cap_right) def add_pins(self): # Arrays are always: # bitlines (column first then port order) # word lines (row first then port order) # dummy wordlines # replica wordlines # regular wordlines (bottom to top) # # dummy bitlines # replica bitlines (port order) # regular bitlines (left to right port order) # # vdd # gnd self.add_bitline_pins() self.add_wordline_pins() self.add_pin("vdd", "POWER") self.add_pin("gnd", "GROUND") def add_bitline_pins(self): # The bit is which port the RBL is for for bit in self.rbls: for port in self.all_ports: self.rbl_bitline_names[bit].append("rbl_bl_{0}_{1}".format(port, bit)) for port in self.all_ports: self.rbl_bitline_names[bit].append("rbl_br_{0}_{1}".format(port, bit)) # Make a flat list too self.all_rbl_bitline_names = [x for sl in self.rbl_bitline_names for x in sl] self.bitline_names = self.bitcell_array.bitline_names # Make a flat list too self.all_bitline_names = [x for sl in zip(*self.bitline_names) for x in sl] 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") def add_wordline_pins(self): # Wordlines to ground self.gnd_wordline_names = [] for port in self.all_ports: for bit in self.all_ports: self.rbl_wordline_names[port].append("rbl_wl_{0}_{1}".format(port, bit)) if bit != port: self.gnd_wordline_names.append("rbl_wl_{0}_{1}".format(port, bit)) self.all_rbl_wordline_names = [x for sl in self.rbl_wordline_names for x in sl] self.wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.wordline_names self.all_wordline_names = self.bitcell_array.all_wordline_names # All wordlines including dummy and RBL self.replica_array_wordline_names = [] self.replica_array_wordline_names.extend(["gnd"] * len(self.col_cap.get_wordline_names())) for bit in range(self.rbl[0]): self.replica_array_wordline_names.extend([x if x not in self.gnd_wordline_names else "gnd" for x in self.rbl_wordline_names[bit]]) self.replica_array_wordline_names.extend(self.all_wordline_names) for bit in range(self.rbl[1]): self.replica_array_wordline_names.extend([x if x not in self.gnd_wordline_names else "gnd" for x in self.rbl_wordline_names[self.rbl[0] + bit]]) self.replica_array_wordline_names.extend(["gnd"] * len(self.col_cap.get_wordline_names())) for port in range(self.rbl[0]): self.add_pin(self.rbl_wordline_names[port][port], "INPUT") self.add_pin_list(self.all_wordline_names, "INPUT") for port in range(self.rbl[0], self.rbl[0] + self.rbl[1]): self.add_pin(self.rbl_wordline_names[port][port], "INPUT") def create_instances(self): """ Create the module instances used in this design """ supplies = ["vdd", "gnd"] # Used for names/dimensions only self.cell = factory.create(module_type="bitcell") # Main array self.bitcell_array_inst=self.add_inst(name="bitcell_array", mod=self.bitcell_array) self.connect_inst(self.all_bitline_names + self.all_wordline_names + supplies) # Replica columns self.replica_col_insts = [] for port in self.all_ports: if port in self.rbls: self.replica_col_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="replica_col_{}".format(port), mod=self.replica_columns[port])) self.connect_inst(self.rbl_bitline_names[port] + self.replica_array_wordline_names + supplies) else: self.replica_col_insts.append(None) # Dummy rows under the bitcell array (connected with with the replica cell wl) self.dummy_row_replica_insts = [] # Note, this is the number of left and right even if we aren't adding the columns to this bitcell array! for port in self.all_ports: self.dummy_row_replica_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="dummy_row_{}".format(port), mod=self.dummy_row)) self.connect_inst([x if x not in self.gnd_wordline_names else "gnd" for x in self.rbl_wordline_names[port]] + supplies) # Top/bottom dummy rows or col caps self.dummy_row_insts = [] self.dummy_row_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="dummy_row_bot", mod=self.col_cap)) self.connect_inst(["gnd"] * len(self.col_cap.get_wordline_names()) + supplies) self.dummy_row_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="dummy_row_top", mod=self.col_cap)) self.connect_inst(["gnd"] * len(self.col_cap.get_wordline_names()) + supplies) # Left/right Dummy columns self.dummy_col_insts = [] self.dummy_col_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="dummy_col_left", mod=self.row_cap_left)) self.connect_inst(self.replica_array_wordline_names + supplies) self.dummy_col_insts.append(self.add_inst(name="dummy_col_right", mod=self.row_cap_right)) self.connect_inst(self.replica_array_wordline_names + supplies) def create_layout(self): self.height = (self.row_size + self.extra_rows) * self.dummy_row.height self.width = (self.column_size + self.extra_cols) * self.cell.width # This is a bitcell x bitcell offset to scale self.bitcell_offset = vector(self.cell.width, self.cell.height) # Everything is computed with the main array at (0, 0) to start self.bitcell_array_inst.place(offset=[0, 0]) self.add_replica_columns() self.add_end_caps() # Array was at (0, 0) but move everything so it is at the lower left # We move DOWN the number of left RBL even if we didn't add the column to this bitcell array array_offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(1 + len(self.left_rbl), 1 + self.rbl[0]) self.translate_all(array_offset.scale(-1, -1)) self.add_layout_pins() self.route_unused_wordlines() self.add_boundary() self.DRC_LVS() def get_main_array_top(self): return self.bitcell_array_inst.uy() def get_main_array_bottom(self): return self.bitcell_array_inst.by() def get_main_array_left(self): return self.bitcell_array_inst.lx() def get_main_array_right(self): return self.bitcell_array_inst.rx() def get_column_offsets(self): """ Return an array of the x offsets of all the regular bits """ offsets = [x + self.bitcell_array_inst.lx() for x in self.bitcell_array.get_column_offsets()] return offsets def add_replica_columns(self): """ Add replica columns on left and right of array """ # Grow from left to right, toward the array for bit, port in enumerate(self.left_rbl): offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(-len(self.left_rbl) + bit, -self.rbl[0] - 1) self.replica_col_insts[port].place(offset) # Grow to the right of the bitcell array, array outward for bit, port in enumerate(self.right_rbl): offset = self.bitcell_array_inst.lr() + self.bitcell_offset.scale(bit, -self.rbl[0] - 1) self.replica_col_insts[port].place(offset) # Replica dummy rows # Add the dummy rows even if we aren't adding the replica column to this bitcell array # These grow up, toward the array for bit in range(self.rbl[0]): self.dummy_row_replica_insts[bit].place(offset=self.bitcell_offset.scale(0, -self.rbl[0] + bit + (-self.rbl[0] + bit) % 2), mirror="MX" if (-self.rbl[0] + bit) % 2 else "R0") # These grow up, away from the array for bit in range(self.rbl[1]): self.dummy_row_replica_insts[self.rbl[0] + bit].place(offset=self.bitcell_offset.scale(0, bit + bit % 2) + self.bitcell_array_inst.ul(), mirror="MX" if bit % 2 else "R0") def add_end_caps(self): """ Add dummy cells or end caps around the array """ # FIXME: These depend on the array size itself # Far top dummy row (first row above array is NOT flipped) flip_dummy = self.rbl[1] % 2 dummy_row_offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(0, self.rbl[1] + flip_dummy) + self.bitcell_array_inst.ul() self.dummy_row_insts[1].place(offset=dummy_row_offset, mirror="MX" if flip_dummy else "R0") # FIXME: These depend on the array size itself # Far bottom dummy row (first row below array IS flipped) flip_dummy = (self.rbl[0] + 1) % 2 dummy_row_offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(0, -self.rbl[0] - 1 + flip_dummy) self.dummy_row_insts[0].place(offset=dummy_row_offset, mirror="MX" if flip_dummy else "R0") # Far left dummy col # Shifted down by the number of left RBLs even if we aren't adding replica column to this bitcell array dummy_col_offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(-len(self.left_rbl) - 1, -self.rbl[0] - 1) self.dummy_col_insts[0].place(offset=dummy_col_offset) # Far right dummy col # Shifted down by the number of left RBLs even if we aren't adding replica column to this bitcell array dummy_col_offset = self.bitcell_offset.scale(len(self.right_rbl), -self.rbl[0] - 1) + self.bitcell_array_inst.lr() self.dummy_col_insts[1].place(offset=dummy_col_offset) def add_layout_pins(self): """ Add the layout pins """ # All wordlines # Main array wl and bl/br for pin_name in self.all_wordline_names: pin_list = self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pins(pin_name) for pin in pin_list: self.add_layout_pin(text=pin_name, layer=pin.layer, offset=pin.ll().scale(0, 1), width=self.width, height=pin.height()) for pin_name in self.all_bitline_names: pin_list = self.bitcell_array_inst.get_pins(pin_name) for pin in pin_list: self.add_layout_pin(text=pin_name, layer=pin.layer, offset=pin.ll().scale(1, 0), width=pin.width(), height=self.height) # Replica wordlines (go by the row instead of replica column because we may have to add a pin # even though the column is in another local bitcell array) for (names, inst) in zip(self.rbl_wordline_names, self.dummy_row_replica_insts): for (wl_name, pin_name) in zip(names, self.dummy_row.get_wordline_names()): if wl_name in self.gnd_wordline_names: continue pin = inst.get_pin(pin_name) self.add_layout_pin(text=wl_name, layer=pin.layer, offset=pin.ll().scale(0, 1), width=self.width, height=pin.height()) # Replica bitlines if len(self.rbls) > 0: for (names, inst) in zip(self.rbl_bitline_names, self.replica_col_insts): pin_names = self.replica_columns[self.rbls[0]].all_bitline_names for (bl_name, pin_name) in zip(names, pin_names): pin = inst.get_pin(pin_name) self.add_layout_pin(text=bl_name, layer=pin.layer, offset=pin.ll().scale(1, 0), width=pin.width(), height=self.height) # vdd/gnd are only connected in the perimeter cells # replica column should only have a vdd/gnd in the dummy cell on top/bottom supply_insts = self.dummy_col_insts + self.dummy_row_insts for pin_name in ["vdd", "gnd"]: for inst in supply_insts: pin_list = inst.get_pins(pin_name) for pin in pin_list: self.add_power_pin(name=pin_name, loc=pin.center(), directions=("V", "V"), start_layer=pin.layer) for inst in self.replica_col_insts: if inst: self.copy_layout_pin(inst, pin_name) def analytical_power(self, corner, load): """Power of Bitcell array and bitline in nW.""" # Dynamic Power from Bitline bl_wire = self.gen_bl_wire() cell_load = 2 * bl_wire.return_input_cap() bl_swing = OPTS.rbl_delay_percentage freq = spice["default_event_frequency"] bitline_dynamic = self.calc_dynamic_power(corner, cell_load, freq, swing=bl_swing) # Calculate the bitcell power which currently only includes leakage cell_power = self.cell.analytical_power(corner, load) # Leakage power grows with entire array and bitlines. total_power = self.return_power(cell_power.dynamic + bitline_dynamic * self.column_size, cell_power.leakage * self.column_size * self.row_size) return total_power def route_unused_wordlines(self): """ Connect the unused RBL and dummy wordlines to gnd """ # This grounds all the dummy row word lines for inst in self.dummy_row_insts: for wl_name in self.col_cap.get_wordline_names(): self.ground_pin(inst, wl_name) # Ground the unused replica wordlines for (names, inst) in zip(self.rbl_wordline_names, self.dummy_row_replica_insts): for (wl_name, pin_name) in zip(names, self.dummy_row.get_wordline_names()): if wl_name in self.gnd_wordline_names: self.ground_pin(inst, pin_name) def ground_pin(self, inst, name): pin = inst.get_pin(name) pin_layer = pin.layer layer_pitch = 1.5 * getattr(self, "{}_pitch".format(pin_layer)) left_pin_loc = vector(self.dummy_col_insts[0].lx(), pin.cy()) right_pin_loc = vector(self.dummy_col_insts[1].rx(), pin.cy()) # 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 gen_bl_wire(self): if OPTS.netlist_only: height = 0 else: height = self.height bl_pos = 0 bl_wire = self.generate_rc_net(int(self.row_size - bl_pos), height, drc("minwidth_m1")) bl_wire.wire_c =spice["min_tx_drain_c"] + bl_wire.wire_c # 1 access tx d/s per cell return bl_wire def graph_exclude_bits(self, targ_row, targ_col): """Excludes bits in column from being added to graph except target""" self.bitcell_array.graph_exclude_bits(targ_row, targ_col) def graph_exclude_replica_col_bits(self): """Exclude all replica/dummy cells in the replica columns except the replica bit.""" for port in self.left_rbl + self.right_rbl: self.replica_columns[port].exclude_all_but_replica() def get_cell_name(self, inst_name, row, col): """Gets the spice name of the target bitcell.""" return self.bitcell_array.get_cell_name(inst_name + '.x' + self.bitcell_array_inst.name, row, col)