Synopsys R2G flow4 ?. U9 ?5 n5 u3 O& u' a& p) }; g K
1. rtl simulation by vcs' e% f( H5 q& ^
2. synthesis by design compiler ultra with dc/dct mode " T2 \; h! i7 ^( |: W3. dft insertion by dft compiler 5 K; E% M& V( f' J. |' ^4. jtag insertion by bsd compiler ' a" E1 ~) w; N+ |8 F5. ICG insertion by power compiler5 v: Y) H. Q. |- }5 F$ T: R' J* X! T
6. pre/post-layout STA by prime time7 G5 t$ ]5 E4 I! y1 _
7. pre/post-layout power analysis by prime time px U {/ ~( X/ k& }8. PnR by IC compiler . E- Q! }. j: F% a% i9. post-layout SI analysis by prime time si ( E. u- D7 Z4 v, b( g5 J0 U; h10. post-layout simulation by vcs
after above place and route task, you need virtuoso or laker to merge cell layouts and do some editing. ( O3 a. d; @8 {+ l: \" vclean up LVS/DRC/ERC/ESD violations with calibre or (hercules, assura) tools.
1. magma is another solution5 k* P8 [8 J; i* w% Y
2. Astro from synopsys 1 H) |; A( h" M5 T3. FirstEncounter from Cadence ) C# B! B$ o1 T9 y7 Y. H2 C2 Z% H' W4 g- T( E
All with basic DRC and LVS, you have to run Calibre, etc. to finish the final verification.