5. VLSI Flow

The Chipyard framework aims to provide wrappers for a general VLSI flow. In particular, we aim to support the Hammer physical design generator flow.

VLSI Flow:

• 5.1. Building A Chip
  • 5.1.1. Transforming the RTL
  • 5.1.2. Creating a floorplan
  • 5.1.3. Running the VLSI flow
• 5.2. Core Hammer
  • 5.2.1. Actions
  • 5.2.2. Steps
  • 5.2.3. Hooks
• 5.3. Configuration (Hammer IR)
• 5.4. Tool Plugins
• 5.5. Technology Plugins
• 5.6. ASAP7 Tutorial
  • 5.6.1. Project Structure
  • 5.6.2. Prerequisites
  • 5.6.3. Initial Setup
  • 5.6.4. Building the Design
  • 5.6.5. Running the VLSI Flow
• 5.7. Advanced Usage
  • 5.7.1. Alternative RTL Flows
  • 5.7.2. Under the Hood
  • 5.7.3. Manual Step Execution & Dependency Tracking
  • 5.7.4. RTL and Gate-level Simulation