Power/heating/voltage distribution

[ludan]

Hi buddies,

I've a couple of design (final layout netlist after PNR with soc encounter)
that I want to compare from several viewpoint such as:
• power distribution
• heating distribution
• voltage drop

Do you know which software I should use in order to get a picture with
my design and the heating distributed over?
Sorry if I am a bit too generic but I really have no clue about this aspect.

Regards,

D

 

[iwpia50s]

Encounter has the ability to color by IR-Drop and power after analysis, which should give you what you want.

 

[ludan]

thanks,

can you provide me with a straightforward example (in the gui or through the commandline) ?
Otherwise I will dig into the very extensive encounter docs.

Cheers,

D

 

[iwpia50s]

I can't give specific examples right now because I'm working as contractor in an ICC environment and I do not have access to Encounter but I'm sure it is possible because I've done it before.