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Hi all,

Does anyone know what scaling factor I need to keep when I migrate 0.5um technology cell library to 0.33um technology?

Can anyone suggest me where to start?

Thanks and appreciate your opinion.

KC
 

msp said:
does anyone know what scaling factor I need to keep when I migrate 0.5um technology cell library to 0.33um technology?
KC
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Are you talking about digital ASIC design?? if yes i didnt understand your question.. explain ur question in more detail..
 

If I am correct then you are asking for details of scaling(shrinking) factor that you need to apply to your layouts and designs to port them to new technology.
In your case the old technology is 0.5u and new technology is 0.33u. For calculating the factor to shrink in length you have to find the
(minimum L drawn in new techonolgy)/(minimum L drawn for old tehcnology) and similarly for W.

This information of minimum drawn can be faund from the fab or design rule manuals of both technologies.
 

well as u shift from one technology to another.. mean the µ --tyechnology scaling factor.. wot u have to keep in mind is the fact that the size of the components also decrease.. various factors like area, which corresponds to lenth and breath.. followed by placement and routin.. delay etc play a very imporant role.. ur design shudnt be a inferior design when u migrate to a smaller sized die.. but almost all of these constraints have to be meet. power is also an important issue that has to be addressed.

with regards,
 

scaling factor is the shrinking factor of the length of the process. It always be used in semiconductor company to cost down.
 

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