Presented By: Hukam Singh 1NH02EC016
IC TECHNOLOGIES
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HARDCOPY II STRUCTURED ASIC
DEFINITION
Permanent form.
Reproduction for direct use.
Migrating FPGA design to structured ASIC.
What is the difference between HardCopy II structured ASICs and previous generations of HardCopy structured ASICs?
Based on fine grained architecture
Offer significantly lower cost per gate
Higher densities
Higher performance
More features
Process technology of HardCopy II structured ASICs
1.2-V, 90-nm, all-layer-copper process technology
Manufactured on 300-mm wafers.
Same facility as Stratix II FPGAs.
Customized with top two metal layers.
Members of HardCopy II structured ASIC family
Includes five members HC210W HC210 HC220 HC230 HC240
HardCopy II family overview Feature Additional gates for DSP Total RAM Bits PLLs Maximum I/O Pins Packages
HC210 W
0
HC210
0
HC220
0.3
HC230
0.7
HC240
1.4 875,5 20
4
300 484 – pin wire bond
875,5 20
4
334 484 – pin FBGA
3,059, 712
4
6,345, 216
8
8,847, 360
12
494 672Pin FBGA
698
1,020 -Pin FBGA
951
1,508Pin FBGA
HardCopy Features
Density range –
Between 1 million and 2.2 million ASIC gates
Power reduction - 50 percent reduction
Supports embedded PLLs
HardCopy Features
Supports high-speed I/O interface protocols: Stratix II FPGAs support bus protocols, Like SPI-4.2, SFI-4, XSBI, HyperTransport, NPSI for applications such as interface bridging, backplanes, and chipto-chip communications.
Supports external memory interfaces SRAM and DRAM devices, including SDRAM, DDR SDRAM,
HardCopy Features
Temperature range junction temperatures ranging from -40°C to 100°C
Supports high-speed differential I/O electrical standards like LVDS and LVPECL
Available in lead-free packages
Design Migration
Different Stratix II devices can be used to prototype a HardCopy II design.
The HardCopy II Device Resource Guide in Quartus II design software version 5.0
A HardCopy II Device Resource Guide is generated every time a
user compiles a Stratix II design using Quartus II software version 4.2 or later.
This report can guide the user.
Testability addressed
Base arrays are embedded with testability circuits.
Comes standard with BIST.
Do not require any functional vectors
Using automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) vectors.
Results in very high test coverage of approx. 99%
How long does it take to migrate a design to a HardCopy structured ASIC ?
The design can be migrated to a HardCopy series structured ASIC in two to four weeks.
HardCopy prototypes will be available within five weeks.
Production units will be delivered within eight weeks.
Implementation Timeline Migration & Verification Custom Masks Prototype Fabrication Assembly & Test
~2 Weeks
~7 Weeks
Prototype Signoff Variable
Production ~8 Weeks
20 Weeks
The HardCopy Design Center migrates the FPGA design by
Generating a Verilog structural netlist.
Verifying that the design satisfies timing requirements.
Manufacturing prototypes using the same fab and process technology used for the FPGA.
Volume production starts once you have approved the prototypes for satisfactory functionality.
We get production devices in approximately 20 weeks.
Hardware Design Considerations
Back–End Design Flow
Device Netlist Generation Q II generates a Verilog netlist HC stratix & APEX use .sof to program the FPGA
Design for Testability Insertion Inserts necessary test structures
Clock Tree & Global Signal Insertion Adds a layer of CTB to connect the GCR to registers in design.
Back–End Design Flow
Timing & Signal Integrity Driven Place & Route
Parasitic Extraction & Timing Analysis Generates .gds2 file Used to calculate path delays
Layout Verification Verification for manufacturability DRC & antenna checking of long traces of signal in layout
Back–End Design Flow
Design Signoff final place and route netlist functional verification layout verification for manufacturability timing analysis
Merits
Improves performance
Preserves the FPGA architecture and features, and minimizes risk.
Offers a quick turnaround of the FPGA design to a structured ASIC
Pin-compatibility
Merits
a
low-risk approach.
lower
development cost,
improved
time-to-market,
improved flexibility
….. Hence A Natural Choice
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