What exactly is done in floor planning and padding?

[vlsi_fanatic]

floor planning

hi,
can anyone explain me what exactly is done in floor planning and padding.

thanks

 

[blueant]

floor planning

floor planning = define chip size & place IO/PAD & place block

is right?

 

[zhangpengyu]

floor planning

It involves physical placement of cells and clock tree synthesis.

 

[masai_mara]

Re: floor planning

Floor planning is as it says planning you design placement on the floor of the device. Say like where you want your memory to go; your sub block of logics to occupy which parts of the floor so that you get the required timing in the end.