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 tool flow
• 5.2. Core Hammer
  • 5.2.1. Actions
  • 5.2.2. Steps
  • 5.2.3. Hooks
  • 5.2.4. VLSI Flow Control
• 5.3. Configuration (Hammer IR)
• 5.4. Tool Plugins
• 5.5. Technology Plugins
• 5.6. Using Hammer To Place and Route a Custom Block
  • 5.6.1. Initialize the Hammer Plug-ins
  • 5.6.2. Setting up the Hammer Configuration Files
  • 5.6.3. Building the Design
  • 5.6.4. Running the VLSI Flow
  • 5.6.5. Customizing Your VLSI Flow in Hammer
• 5.7. ASAP7 Tutorial
  • 5.7.1. Project Structure
  • 5.7.2. Prerequisites
  • 5.7.3. Initial Setup
  • 5.7.4. Building the Design
  • 5.7.5. Running the VLSI Flow
• 5.8. Sky130 Tutorial
  • 5.8.1. Project Structure
  • 5.8.2. Prerequisites
  • 5.8.3. Initial Setup
  • 5.8.4. Building the Design
  • 5.8.5. Running the VLSI Flow
• 5.9. Sky130 + OpenROAD Tutorial
  • 5.9.1. Project Structure
  • 5.9.2. Prerequisites
  • 5.9.3. Initial Setup
  • 5.9.4. Building the Design
  • 5.9.5. Running the VLSI Flow
  • 5.9.6. Documentation
• 5.10. Advanced Usage
  • 5.10.1. Alternative RTL Flows
  • 5.10.2. Under the Hood
  • 5.10.3. Manual Step Execution & Dependency Tracking
  • 5.10.4. Hierarchical RTL/Gate-level Simulation, Power Estimation