INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND SIMULATION

Prepared by Charles Sumion JKE POLITEKNIK KOTA KINABALU

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND SIMULATION

1. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT
Define Function Colour Code Design Rules

2. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SIMULATION;

Define 4 levels of simulation Simulations software

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DEFINE

1.LAYOUT is a pattern drawing showing the metallurgical tracks, the position of N @ P diffusion and polysilicon on the wafer. 2.It is produced with the aid of computer software or by hand. 3.Layout designed by through the stick diagram designed.

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PURPOSE

1. To provide the physical sizes of the MOS devices such as length and width of the transistor used.

2. Each component in an integrated circuit represented in each 2dimensional.

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STICK DIAGRAM

3. Stick diagram is a conversion of schematic diagram CMOS transistor to the diagram that represents information about the layers that form the transistors in a device..

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STICK DIAGRAM

4. Stick diagram not just maintain the properties of the schematic diagram but also can provide information on layer upon complete processing circuit produced.

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FUNCTION OF LAYOUT

1.Layer determines the number of connections and floor plan for the restructuring layer on wafer. 2.To create the layout, the pattern on the mask should be provided in accordance with certain rules.

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COLOUR CODE

Color representation of the transistor layers.

COLOUR Green Yellow Red Blue Black Brown LAYER N-diffusion P-diffusion Polysilicon Metal Contact P-well

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DESIGN RULES

1. Design rule is a feature of the law on the legal dimensions of a practiced in the design of integrated circuits. 2. It is necessary in the production of masks and it provides communication between process engineers and circuit designers. There are two types of layout design rules: 1. Standard Design Rules. 2. Rules based on geometry (lambda @ micron).

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Standard Design Rules

1. Layout arrangement must be in a small chip area. 2. Avoid the formation of junctions over a wide area so that it is a lot of leakage current. 3. Total path intersecting the interface must be reduced. 4. Touch pads must be placed in a peripheral chip that does not intersect.

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Geometry Design Rules 1. Micron and lambda.
2. Two categories, namely the definition of : If the overlap between the two layers can lead to

disaster, such as short circuit, then the pattern must be removed at least two lambda. (1 = 2.5 um)
If overlap is allowed, but can be avoided then the

pattern must be separated by a distance of 1 lambda.

3. Rationale, the design will cause very close to the

leakage current and sheet layout software and sometimes there are errors.

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Definition

1. A process of copying @ emulate through the study of the relationship between the parameters in the system. 2. Simulation is a process to verify the circuit operation designed using computer aided design software.

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Level Of Simulation

4-Level of Simulation: Circuit level simulation Gate level simulation Switch level simulation Device level simulation

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Design Level Simulation

Circuit Level Simulation Simulations are performed to check the truth of a circuit schematic by inserting the values of voltage or current to the circuit model.
Gate Level Simulation Gate level simulation will accept and produce only logic 1 and 0 during the simulation. All input and output of a gate will be examined to determine all consistent with the expression logic design.

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Level Of Simulation

Switch Level Simulation This simulation model provides an overview of the transistors as switches and logic gate transistor as a switch network. Results from the simulation of this switch should be the same level as in the simulation gate.
Device Level Simulation This simulation will simulate an actual device as a device. For example, a transistor to be simulated as a transistor (not just as a switch) and a voltage is simulated as the actual voltage value (not just a logic 1 and 0).

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Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Can provide proper guidance for the design for optimum performance. Able to detect any changes and operation of each component with other components in the same circuit. Disadvantages Can cause errors in the design which causes the design does not operate. Can not explain in detail for each variable and the relationship between them.