ShonTaware / LowPower

Various low power labs using sky130

Low Power Labs

Usage

  git clone https://github.com/ShonTaware/LowPower.git
  cd LowPower/labs/
  ngspice <name-of-spice-netlist>

UPF in Synopsys VCS

  git clone https://github.com/ShonTaware/LowPower.git
  cd LowPower/vcs/
  
  csh
  vcs -full64 -power_top tb_top -upf <path-to-upf-file> -f <.f-file>  
  
  ./simv

UPF in Synopsys Design Compiler

  git clone https://github.com/ShonTaware/LowPower.git
  cd LowPower/labs/
  
  csh
  dc_shell
  
  dc_shell> set link_library <path-to-syn-gtech.db-file>
  dc_shell> read_verilog <verilog-design-file>
  dc_shell> load_upf <path-to-upf-file>

UPF commands can also be executed one by one in the dc_shell directly.

For example,

  dc_shell> create_power_domain PD1