conformal

Conformal LEC can't finish at analyze abort step. How do I proceed?

Hi Cadence & forumers, 

I am running a conformal LEC with a flattened netlist against RTL. 

The run hang for 5 days at the "analyze abort" step which is automatically launched by the compare. 

The netlist is flattened at some levels so hierarchical flow which I tried didn't help much. The flattened/highly optimized netlist is from customer and the ultimate goal. How shall I proceed now? 

On the a side note, a test run with a hierarchical netlist from a simple DC "compile -map_effort medium" command finished after 1 day or so. 

Thank you! 

// Command: vpx compare -verbose -ABORT_Print -NONEQ_Print -TIMEstamp
// Starting multithreaded comparison ...
Comparing 241112 points in parallel.

// Multithreading Overhead: 38% Gates: 8501606/6168138
// Multithreaded processing completed.
================================================================================
Compared points PO DFF DLAT BBOX CUT Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equivalent 1025 241638 30 75 21 242789
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abort 0 124 0 0 0 124
================================================================================
Compare results of instance/output/pin equivalences and/or sequential merge
================================================================================
Compared points DFF Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equivalent 204 204
================================================================================
// Warning: 512 DFFs/DLATs have 1 disabled clock port: skipped data cone comparison
// Resolving aborts by analyze abort...




conformal

Conformal CEC checking

Below is showing my Master.v

********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

///////ALU
module ALU (
    input [31:0] A,B,
    input[3:0] alu_control,
    output reg [31:0] alu_result,
    output reg zero_flag
);
    always @(*)
    begin
        // Operating based on control input
        case(alu_control)

        4'b0001: alu_result = A+B;
        4'b0010: alu_result = A-B;
        4'b0011: alu_result = A*B;
        4'b0100: alu_result = A|B;
        4'b0101: alu_result = A&B;
        4'b0110: alu_result = A^B;
        4'b0111: alu_result = ~B;
        4'b1000: alu_result = A<<B;
        4'b1001: alu_result = A>>B;
        4'b1010: begin
            if(A<B)
            alu_result = 1;
            else
            alu_result = 0;
        end
        default: alu_result = A+B;

        endcase

        // Setting Zero_flag if ALU_result is zero
        if (alu_result)
            zero_flag = 1'b1;
        else
            zero_flag = 1'b0;   
    end
endmodule


/////CONTROL UNIT
/*
Control unit controls takes opcode, funct7, funct3 of the instruction code to determine
and control regwrite in IFU, alu control in ALU to execute proper instruction
*/
/*
Control unit controls takes opcode, funct7, funct3 of the instruction code to determine
and control regwrite in IFU, alu control in ALU to execute proper instruction
*/
module CONTROL(
    input [4:0] opcode,
    output reg [3:0] alu_control,
    output reg regwrite_control,memread_control,memwrite_control
);
    always @(opcode)
    begin
       case(opcode)
        5'b00001: begin alu_control=4'b0001;  //add
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        5'b00010: begin alu_control=4'b0010;  ///sub
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        5'b00011: begin alu_control=4'b0011;  //mul
        regwrite_control=0; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=1;
        end
        5'b00100: begin alu_control=4'b0100;  ///OR
        regwrite_control=0; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=1;
        end
        5'b00101: begin alu_control=4'b0101;  ///AND
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        5'b00110: begin alu_control=4'b0110;  ///XOR
        regwrite_control=0; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=1;
        end
        5'b00111: begin alu_control=4'b0111;  ///NOT
        regwrite_control=0; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=1;
        end
        5'b01000: begin alu_control=4'b1000;  //SL
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=1; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        5'b11001: begin alu_control=4'b1001;  //SR
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=1; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        5'b01010: begin alu_control=4'b1010;  //COMPARE
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=1; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        //5'b11010: begin ALU_control=4'b0000;  //SW
        //regwrite_control=1; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=0;
        //end
        //5'b01010: begin ALU_control=4'bxxxx;  //LW
        //regwrite_control=0; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=1;
        //end
        default : begin alu_control = 4'b0001;
        regwrite_control=1; memread_control=0; memwrite_control=0;
        end
        endcase  
    end
endmodule



//////DATA MEMORY
module Data_Mem(
input clock, rd_mem_enable, wr_mem_enable,
input [11:0] address,
input [31:0] datawrite_to_mem,
output reg [31:0] dataread_from_mem );

reg [31:0] Data_Memory[8:0];

initial begin
    Data_Memory[0] = 32'hFFFFFFFF;
    Data_Memory[1] = 32'h00000001;
    Data_Memory[2] = 32'h00000005;
    Data_Memory[3] = 32'h00000003;
    Data_Memory[4] = 32'h00000004;
    Data_Memory[5] = 32'h00000000;
    Data_Memory[6] = 32'hFFFFFFFF;
    Data_Memory[7] = 32'h00000000;
    //Data_Memory[8] = 32'h00000008;
    //Data_Memory[9] = 32'h00000009;
    //Data_Memory[10] = 32'h0000000A;
    //Data_Memory[11] = 32'h0000000B;
    //Data_Memory[12] = 32'h0000000C;
    //Data_Memory[13] = 32'h0000000D;
    //Data_Memory[14] = 32'h0000000E;
    //Data_Memory[15] = 32'h0000000F;
    //Data_Memory[16] = 32'h00000010;
    //Data_Memory[17] = 32'h00000011;
    //Data_Memory[18] = 32'h00000012;
    //Data_Memory[19] = 32'h00000013;
    //Data_Memory[20] = 32'h00000014;
    //Data_Memory[21] = 32'h00000015;
    //Data_Memory[22] = 32'h00000016;
    //Data_Memory[23] = 32'h00000017;
    //Data_Memory[24] = 32'h00000018;
    //Data_Memory[25] = 32'h00000019;
    //Data_Memory[26] = 32'h0000001A;
    //Data_Memory[27] = 32'h0000001B;
    //Data_Memory[28] = 32'h0000001C;
    //Data_Memory[29] = 32'h0000001D;
    //Data_Memory[30] = 32'h0000001E;
    Data_Memory[31] = 32'h0000001F;
       
    end
    always@(posedge clock) begin
       if(wr_mem_enable) begin
            Data_Memory[address] <= datawrite_to_mem;
       end
       else if(rd_mem_enable) begin
               dataread_from_mem <= Data_Memory[address];
       end
       else begin
               dataread_from_mem <= 32'h00000000;
       end
    end
endmodule   



/////INST MEM
/*

*/
module INST_MEM(
    input [31:0] PC,
    input reset,
    output [31:0] Instruction_Code
);
    reg [7:0] Memory [43:0]; // Byte addressable memory with 32 locations

    
    assign Instruction_Code = {Memory[PC+3],Memory[PC+2],Memory[PC+1],Memory[PC]};

    
    
    initial begin
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: add t1, s0,s1 => 0x00940333
            Memory[3] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[2] = 8'b0000_0001;
            Memory[1] = 8'b0111_1100;
            Memory[0] = 8'b0000_0001;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: sub t2, s2, s3 => 0x413903b3
            Memory[7] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[6] = 8'b0000_0110;
            Memory[5] = 8'b1000_1111;
            Memory[4] = 8'b1110_0010;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: mul t0, s4, s5 => 0x035a02b3
            Memory[11] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[10] = 8'b0000_0101;
            Memory[9] = 8'b0111_1100;
            Memory[8] = 8'b0000_0011;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: or t3, s6, s7 => 0x017b4e33
            Memory[15] = 8'b1111_1111;
            Memory[14] = 8'b1111_0100;
            Memory[13] = 8'b1010_0000;
            Memory[12] = 8'b1010_0100;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: and
            Memory[19] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[18] = 8'b0010_1001;
            Memory[17] = 8'b0001_1101;
            Memory[16] = 8'b0010_0101;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: xor
            Memory[23] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[22] = 8'b0001_1000;
            Memory[21] = 8'b0000_1101;
            Memory[20] = 8'b0110_0110;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: not
            Memory[27] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[26] = 8'b0010_1001;
            Memory[25] = 8'b0011_1101;
            Memory[24] = 8'b1100_0111;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: shift left
            Memory[31] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[30] = 8'b0101_0111;
            Memory[29] = 8'b1100_0110;
            Memory[28] = 8'b0000_1000;
            // Setting 32-bit instruction: shift right
            Memory[35] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[34] = 8'b0110_1010;
            Memory[33] = 8'b1101_0010;
            Memory[32] = 8'b0111_1001;
            /// Setting 32-bit instruction: Campare
            Memory[39] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[38] = 8'b0111_1010;
            Memory[37] = 8'b1101_0010;
            Memory[36] = 8'b0110_1010;
            /// Setting 32-bit instruction:
            Memory[43] = 8'b0000_0000;
            Memory[42] = 8'b0111_0111;
            Memory[41] = 8'b1101_0010;
            Memory[40] = 8'b0111_0010;
        end
   

endmodule

//IFU
/*
The instruction fetch unit has clock and reset pins as input and 32-bit instruction code as output.
Internally the block has Instruction Memory, Program Counter(P.C) and an adder to increment counter by 4,
on every positive clock edge.
*/
module IFU(
    input clock,reset,
    output [31:0] Instruction_Code
);
reg [31:0] PC = 32'b0;  // 32-bit program counter is initialized to zero

    
    always @(posedge clock, posedge reset)
    begin
        if(reset == 1)  //If reset is one, clear the program counter
        PC <= 0;
        else
        PC <= PC+4;   // Increment program counter on positive clock edge
    end
    // Initializing the instruction memory block
    INST_MEM instr_mem(.PC(PC),.reset(reset),.Instruction_Code(Instruction_Code));

endmodule


///MUX

module Mux_2X1 (
    input mem_rd_select, // rd_mem_enable
    input wire [31:0] dataread_from_mem, regdata2,

    output reg [31:0] mux_out
);

always @(mem_rd_select or dataread_from_mem or regdata2) begin
    if (mem_rd_select == 1)
        mux_out <= dataread_from_mem ;
    else
        mux_out <= regdata2;
    end
endmodule

//DFlipFlop
module DFlipFlop(D,clock,Q);
input D; // Data input
input clock; // clock input
output reg Q; // output Q
always @(posedge clock)
begin
 Q <= D;
end
endmodule

///DATA path


module DATAPATH(
    input [4:0]Read_reg_add1,
    input [4:0]Read_reg_add2,
    input [4:0]Reg_write_add,
    input [3:0]Alu_control,
    input [11:0]Address,
    input Wr_reg_enable,Wr_mem_enable,Rd_mem_enable,
    input clock,
    input reset,
    output OUTPUT
    );

    // Declaring internal wires that carry data
    wire zero_flag;
    wire [31:0]Dataread_from_mem;
    wire [31:0]read_data1;
    wire [31:0]read_data2;
    wire [31:0]Mux_out;
    wire [31:0]Alu_result;
    //wire [31:0]datawrite_to_reg;

    // Instantiating the register file
    REG_FILE reg_file_module(.reg_read_add1(Read_reg_add1),.reg_read_add2(Read_reg_add2),.reg_write_add(Reg_write_add),.datawrite_to_reg(Alu_result),.read_data1(read_data1),.read_data2(read_data2),.wr_reg_enable(Wr_reg_enable),.clock(clock),.reset(reset));

    // Instanting ALU
    ALU alu_module(.A(read_data1), .B(Mux_out), .alu_control(Alu_control), .alu_result(Alu_result), .zero_flag(zero_flag));
    
    //Mux
    Mux_2X1 mux(.mem_rd_select(Rd_mem_enable),.dataread_from_mem(Dataread_from_mem),.regdata2(read_data2),.mux_out(Mux_out));

    //Data Memory
    Data_Mem DM(.clock(clock),.rd_mem_enable(Rd_mem_enable),.wr_mem_enable(Wr_mem_enable),.address(Address),.datawrite_to_mem(Alu_result),.dataread_from_mem(Dataread_from_mem));
    
    // Dflipflop
    DFlipFlop DF (.D(zero_flag), .Q(OUTPUT),.clock(clock));
endmodule


/*
A register file can read two registers and write in to one register.
The RISC V register file contains total of 32 registers each of size 32-bit.
Hence 5-bits are used to specify the register numbers that are to be read or written.
*/

/*
Register Read: Register file always outputs the contents of the register corresponding to read register numbers specified.
Reading a register is not dependent on any other signals.

Register Write: Register writes are controlled by a control signal RegWrite.  
Additionally the register file has a clock signal.
The write should happen if RegWrite signal is made 1 and if there is positive edge of clock.
*/
module REG_FILE(
    input [4:0] reg_read_add1,
    input [4:0] reg_read_add2,
    input [4:0] reg_write_add,
    input [31:0] datawrite_to_reg,
    output [31:0] read_data1,
    output [31:0] read_data2,
    input wr_reg_enable,
    input clock,
    input reset
);

    reg [31:0] reg_memory [31:0]; // 32 memory locations each 32 bits wide
    
    initial begin
        reg_memory[0] = 32'h00000000;
        reg_memory[1] = 32'hFFFFFFFF;
        reg_memory[2] = 32'h00000002;
        reg_memory[3] = 32'hFFFFFFFF;
        reg_memory[4] = 32'h00000004;
        reg_memory[5] = 32'h01010101;
        reg_memory[6] = 32'h00000006;
        reg_memory[7] = 32'h00000000;
        reg_memory[8] = 32'h10101010;
        reg_memory[9] = 32'h00000009;
        reg_memory[10] = 32'h0000000A;
        reg_memory[11] = 32'h0000000B;
        reg_memory[12] = 32'h0000000C;
        reg_memory[13] = 32'h0000000D;
        reg_memory[14] = 32'h0000000E;
        reg_memory[15] = 32'h0000000F;
        reg_memory[16] = 32'h00000010;
        reg_memory[17] = 32'h00000011;
        reg_memory[18] = 32'h00000012;
        reg_memory[19] = 32'h00000013;
        reg_memory[20] = 32'h00000014;
        reg_memory[21] = 32'h00000015;
        //reg_memory[22] = 32'h00000016;
        //reg_memory[23] = 32'h00000017;
        //reg_memory[24] = 32'h00000018;
        //reg_memory[25] = 32'h00000019;
        //reg_memory[26] = 32'h0000001A;
        //reg_memory[27] = 32'h0000001B;
        //reg_memory[28] = 32'h0000001C;
        //reg_memory[29] = 32'h0000001D;
        //reg_memory[30] = 32'h0000001E;
        reg_memory[31] = 32'hFFFFFFFF;
    end

    // The register file will always output the vaules corresponding to read register numbers
    // It is independent of any other signal
    assign read_data1 = reg_memory[reg_read_add1];
    assign read_data2 = reg_memory[reg_read_add2];

    // If clock edge is positive and regwrite is 1, we write data to specified register
    always @(posedge clock)
    begin
        if (wr_reg_enable) begin
            reg_memory[reg_write_add] = datawrite_to_reg;
        end     
    else
        reg_memory[reg_write_add] = 32'h00000000;
    end
endmodule


/////PROCESSOR


module PROCESSOR(
    input clock,
    input reset,
    output Output
);

    wire [31:0] instruction_Code;
    wire [3:0] ALu_control;
    wire WR_reg_enable;
    wire WR_mem_enable;
    wire RD_mem_enable;


    IFU IFU_module(.clock(clock), .reset(reset), .Instruction_Code(instruction_Code));
    
    CONTROL control_module(.opcode(instruction_Code[4:0]),.alu_control(ALu_control),.regwrite_control(WR_reg_enable),.memread_control(RD_mem_enable),.memwrite_control(WR_mem_enable));
    
    DATAPATH datapath_module(.Wr_mem_enable(WR_mem_enable),.Rd_mem_enable(RD_mem_enable),.Read_reg_add1(instruction_Code[9:5]),.Read_reg_add2(instruction_Code[14:10]),.Reg_write_add(instruction_Code[19:15]),.Address(instruction_Code[31:20]),.Alu_control(ALu_control),.Wr_reg_enable(WR_reg_enable), .clock(clock), .reset(reset), .OUTPUT(Output));

endmodule

**********************************************************************************************************************************************************

Below is my Synthesis.tcl file for genus synthesis

********************

set_attribute lib_search_path "/home/sameer23185/Desktop/VDF_PROJECT/lib"
set_attribute hdl_search_path "/home/sameer23185/Desktop/VDF_PROJECT"
set_attribute library "/home/sameer23185/Desktop/VDF_PROJECT/lib/90/fast.lib"
read_hdl Master.v
elaborate
read_sdc Min_area.sdc
set_attribute hdl_preserve_unused_register true
set_attribute delete_unloaded_seqs false
set_attribute optimize_constant_0_flops false
set_attribute optimize_constant_1_flops false
set_attribute optimize_constant_latches false
set_attribute optimize_constant_feedback_seqs false
#set_attribute prune_unsued_logic false
synthesize -to_mapped -effort medium
write_hdl > report/HDL_min_Netlist.v
write_sdc > report/constraints.sdc
write_script > report/synthesis.g
report_timing > report/synthesis_timing_report.rep
report_power > report/synthesis_power_report.rep
report_gates > report/synthesis_cell_report.rep
report_area > report/synthesis_area_report.rep
gui_show

**********************************************

WHEN I COMPARING MY GOLDEN.V WITH HDL_min_Netlist.v  during   conformal , I got  these  non-equivalent   point   for   every reg memory and for every data memory. I don't know what to do with these non-equivalent point. I've been stuck here for the past four days. Please help me in this and how can I remove this non- equivalent point , since I am new to this I really don't know what to do.




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I have tried using "add net constraints" command to place one-cold constraints on a tristate enable bus. In the command line we need to specify the "net pathname" on which the constraints are to be enforced.

The bus here is 20-bit. How should the net pathname be specified to make this 20-bit bus signals one_hot or one_cold.

The bus was declared as follows:
ten_bus [19:0]

The command I used was

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CONFORMAL COATED LIGHTING OR LUMINATION SYSTEM

The present invention is related to a lighting device (100, 200, 300) and to a method for manufacturing such lighting device (100, 200, 300). A template (102) is provided having cavities (104) distributed across the template (102). The cavities (104) define mounting positions for a plurality of light source packages (110) each comprising a light source (112). The shape of the cavities matches the shape of the light source packages (110) such that the light source packages (110) have a limited number of possible mounting configurations in the cavities (104). Subsequently electrical conductors (122) are applied on a top surface of the template (102) for contacting electrodes of the light source packages (110). The light source packages (110, 208, 300) or the plurality of cavities comprise a reflective bottom layer (132, 220) and a light emitting surface of the light source (112, 210) faces the reflective bottom layer (132, 220).




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How to customize default_hdl_checks/rules in CCD conformal constraint designer

Dear all,

I am using Conformal Constraint Designer (Version 17.1) to analyse a SystemVerilog based design.

While performing default HDL checks it finds  some violations (issues) in RTL and complains (warnings, etc) about RTL checks and others.

My questions:

Is there any directive which I can add to RTL (system Verilog) so that particular line of code or signal is ignored or not checked for HDL or RTL checks.

I can set ignore rules in rule manager (gui) but it does not seems effective if code line number changes or new signals are introduced.

What is the best way to customize default_hdl_rules ?

I will be grateful for your guidance.

Thanks for your time.




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Force cell equivalence between same-footprint and same-functionality hard-macros in Conformal LEC

For a netlist vs. netlist LEC flow we have to solve the following problem:

- in the RTL code we replicate a large array of N x M all-identical hard-macros, let call them MACRO_A

- MACRO_A is pre-assembled in Innovus and contains digital parts and analog parts (bottom-up hierarchical flow)

- at top-level (full-chip) we instantiate this array of all-identical macros

- in the top-level place-and-route flow we perform ecoChangeCell to remaster the top row of this array with MACRO_B

- MACRO_B is just a copy of the original MACRO_A cell containing same pins position, same internal digital functionality and also same digital layout, only slight differences in one analog block inside the macro

- MACRO_A and MACRO_B have the same .lib file generated with the do_extract_model command at the end of the Innovus flow, they only differ in the name of the macro

- when performing post-synthesis netlist vs post-place-and-route we load .lib files of both macros in Conformal LEC

- the LEC flow fails because Conformal LEC sees only MACRO_A instantiated in the post-synthesis netlist and both MACRO_A and MACRO_B in the post-palce-and-route netlist

Since both digital functionality and STD cells layout are the same between MACRO_A and MACRO_B we don't want to keep track of this difference already at RTL stage, we just want to perform this ECO change in place-and-route and force Conformal to assume equivalence between MACRO_A and MACRO_B .

Basically what I'm searching for is something similar to the add_instance_equivalences Conformal command but that works between Golden and Revised designs on cell primitives/black-boxes .

Is this flow supported ?

Thanks in advance

Luca




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April 21, 2020 - How Clean is Clean Enough? IPC Issues Call for Participation for High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference




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We’re All Ears for No Shark Fins—Smart Conformal Antenna

Embedded connectivity is one of the latest technological trends that has been enthusiastically embraced by the automotive industry. As the modern car becomes increasingly connected, the number of vehicle radio services for aviation, infotainment, ADAS...




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Schaum's outlines : complex variables : with an introduction to conformal mapping and its applications / Murray R. Spiegel, Ph.D., Seymour Lipschutz, Ph.D. [and two others]

Spiegel, Murray R., author




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Analysis of quasiconformal maps in Rn