Course Description
                        In this course, you explore high-level design planning and implementation by using the Encounter? Digital Implementation software. You learn several techniques for floorplanning and placement while implementing timing closure strategies. You run the detail router to route a design, fix routing violations, and use timing and signal integrity options.
                        Other topics in this course include extracting parasitics, creating clock trees, running delay calculation, and using database access commands. You also explore wire editing, metal fill, ECO, and physical verification.
                        This course was formerly called Floorplanning, Physical Synthesis, Place and Route (Flat).
                        Learning Objectives
                        After completing this course, you will be able to:
                        Floorplan a design
                          Place blocks and standard cells
                          Run scan optimization
                          Run Trial Route and route the power
                          Estimate parasitics and generate timing information
                          Analyze routing congestion
                          Create clock trees
                          Run power analysis
                          Modify net attributes
                          Edit wires manually
                          Route with signal integrity options
                          Extract RC data
                          Optimize and close timing
                          Fix routing violations
                          Route in ECO mode
                          Run database access commands
                          Run foundation flow scripts
                          Software Used in This Course
                        Encounter Digital Implementation System XL
                          Software Release(s)
                        EDI111
                          Course Agenda
                        Note that this course can be tailored to better meet your needs – contact the Cadence training staff for specifics.
                        Unit 1
                        Floorplanning the design
                          Planning power
                          Routing power
                          Placing cells and blocks
                          Optimizing and reordering scan chains
                          Analyzing route feasibility using Trial Route
                        Unit 2
                        Extracting parasitics and analyzing timing
                          Running optimization and closing timing
                          Implementing the clock tree
                          Analyzing power
                        Unit 3
                        Selecting routing attributes and options
                          Performing wire editing and metal fill
                          Running signal integrity
                          Running database access commands
                          Implementing an engineering change order
                          Writing out a design
                      Creating and running Foundation Flow scripts