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Physical <strong>Design</strong> Steps (1)<br />

Data preparation<br />

• Milkyway design library creation, logic libraries setup and parasitic<br />

models setup, design import.<br />

Floorplanning<br />

• Setting up the core area, top-level ports, and placement sites.<br />

Power Planning<br />

• Rectangular rings creation, power straps creation, etc.<br />

Core Placement and Optimization<br />

• During the placement phase the design's standard cells will be<br />

automatically placed in horizontal placement rows.<br />

• Allows following optimizations: power, optimize_dft, effort, etc<br />

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