PrimeTime 2: Debugging and Constraining Custom Clocks
 

OVERVIEW

Constraining custom clock logic for Static Timing Analysis can be a difficult, but common and necessary, task.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this half-day workshop you should be able to:

• Constrain OR clock-shaping logic having reconverging clocks
• Constrain AND clock-shaping logic having reconverging clocks
• Constrain a MUXed pin-limited design having clock-shaping logic
• Execute a debugging flow that includes identifying:
  • registers driven by multiple clocks
  • cells where clocks converge

AUDIENCE PROFILE

Design or Verification engineers who perform Static Timing Analysis using PrimeTime.

PREREQUISITES

To benefit the most from the material presented in this workshop, you should:
A. Have taken PrimeTime 1
OR
B. Possess equivalent knowledge with PrimeTime including:

• Generating and interpreting timing reports using report_timing

Unit 1

• Constraining Custom Clocks

Unit 2

• Identifying and debugging multiple clocks and custom clocks

Lab

SYNOPSYS TOOLS USED

Primetime 2007.06