CMOS Fundamentals
A rewritten foundation guide covering semiconductor behavior, PN junction intuition, MOS structures, inverter behavior, power, and timing concepts with direct relevance to later PD and STA decisions.
Guide library
All Guides
Short, checklist-driven notes for physical design study, implementation review, and interview preparation.
Foundations
Device behavior, modeling concepts, and vocabulary that support later implementation and timing decisions.
Logic & Handoff
RTL-to-netlist concepts, optimization strategies, and handoff quality checks before physical design.
Logic Synthesis
A practical synthesis guide that covers flow stages, optimization logic, technology mapping, and handoff checks, rewritten for implementation-focused study rather than textbook sequencing.
Advanced Logic Synthesis
An advanced synthesis lab note covering physical-aware optimization, CCD, multibit banking, SAIF-driven power reduction, and Boolean transforms, rewritten as a decision guide for implementation handoff quality.
Inputs & Setup
Required files, constraints, and setup checks that reduce downstream debug noise.
Physical Design Inputs
A setup-focused guide to PD inputs and library ecosystems, covering netlists, SDC, LEF and LIB, tech files, DEF, parasitics, power intent, and tool database setup with a practical startup checklist.
Implementation Flow
Floorplan, placement, and clocking notes with a practical checklist-driven review approach.
Floorplanning
A floorplanning field note focused on decision quality: die and core sizing, aspect ratio, macro placement, halos and blockages, power planning, and early congestion and timing risk management.
Placement
A placement guide organized around execution checkpoints: inputs, prechecks, global placement, legalization, detailed placement, congestion and timing analysis, and preparation for CTS and routing.
Clock Tree Synthesis
A CTS guide reframed around clock-distribution decisions, covering metrics, workflow, clock architectures, low-power techniques, constraints, hierarchical CTS, and advanced-node physical risks.
Lab Workspace
Case-note and reference-oriented pages kept separate from production content style.
Implementation Case Notes
A structured workspace for project-style implementation notes on the .site domain, inspired by the original project showcase but rewritten as a repeatable experiment log format.
Reference Index
A lab-specific reference index that replaces the original long works-cited page format with a maintenance-oriented citation workflow for .site guides and case notes.