Add Overlay Cell in RedHawk

In the past weeks, I use Apache RedHawk to do power analysis. Just finished top power analysis with overlay cell. Take down the steps to include overlay cell into Redhawk power analysis.

In the past weeks, I use Apache RedHawk to do power analysis. Just finished top power analysis with overlay cell. Take down the steps to include overlay cell into Redhawk power analysis.

Step to add overlay cell in RedHawk:

1. ICC: dump overlay power mesh
2. ICC: add overlay power mesh to top
3. ICC: add PG via between top and overlay cell
4. ICC: stream out overlay cell as GDSII
5. gds2def: convert overlay GDSII to DEF
6. RedHawk: use RDL_CELL in RedHawk to include overlay GDSII

For related scripts, please go to my wiki page:

• http://www.pythonclub.org/vlsi/redhawk/overlay