1. VLSI Full-Custom Layout
Tsung-Chu Huang
Electronics Eng., NCUE

2. Outline OS/Server Installation Learning Linux commands
Installing PuTTY + Xwin
Cadence IC Backend Tool: Virtuoso
Case Study
TSMC’s Design in Cloud

3. OS/Server Installation
Unix-Like OS Environment
Solaris: Sun  Oracle
Linux/GNU
Debian
RedHat
CentOS
Ubuntu
Suggestion:
Download the second last version Debian:
Youtube:

4. Useful Linux Commands Frequently-used Commands: Some command lists:
Some command lists:
passwd, ls, cd, pwd, chmod, edit, emacs, vi, vim, rm, md, ftp, sftp, export, setenv, which, more, echo, cat, typescript, su, cp, exit, tcsh, source, cc, make, sudo apt-get, cd /usr/bin, man, sed, awk, …

5. Installating PuTTY + XWin
tty  procom  …  putty  piety
X11 (1988)  X11R6: Graph Transport
X11 Server/Client
Xdemo
Xwin
Xming
Ref:

6. Major IC Layout Tools Layout Flows Cadence Synopsys Full-Custom
Virtuoso
Layker
Library
Design Kits
Cell-Based
Synthesis
Circuit
Design Compiler
Test
TetraMax
Physical
SoC Encounter
ICC

7. PieTTY/PuTTY Settings

8. XWin32 Settings

9. First login & change password

10. Shell Reconfiguration

11. GUI Mapping from Tech Files
…/cadence/IC/cur/share/cdssetup/dfII/ *
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
* . t f
Technology Process
> source ~tch/.bashrc
> export DISPLAY= ??:0
> md ~/ex1
> cd ~/ex1
> cp ~tch/layout/*.* .
* .drf
cds.lib

12. > virtuoso & (CIW Command Interface Window) Log file
 Input command line here
Record command story  SKILL script

13. Library Manager New Library New Cellview Schematics
PreSim using HSPICE
New Cellview Layout
LVS (online)
Calibre (or Dracula)
Packaging
PostSim using HSPICE

14. Schematic-XL

15. Homework: Layout of an INV