Understanding Stick Diagrams in VLSI Circuit Design

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Stick diagrams in VLSI design help visualize the layout of components on silicon by capturing topography and layer information through color codes or monochrome encoding. They serve as an interface between symbolic circuits and actual layouts, facilitating the planning of layout and routing while depicting relative component placement. Stick diagrams do not display exact component placement or low-level details such as transistor sizes or wire specifics, but they assist in layout design and routing decisions.

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UnitIII VLSICIRCUITDESIGNPROCESSES Topics VLSI design flow MOS layers Stick diagrams Design Rules and Layout 2 um CMOS design rules for wires Contacts and Transistors Layout diagrams for NMOS and CMOS inverters and gates, Scaling of MOS circuits

VLSI Design of approach of IC 6 2/ 03 8/2015

LayerTypes p-substrate n-well n+ p+ Gate oxide (thin oxide) Gate(polycilicon) Field Oxide Insulatedglass Provide electrical isolation

Stick diagram Encodings for a simple single metal nMOS process COLOR LAYERS MASK LAYOUT ENCODING CIF LAYER STICK ENCODING MONOCROME MONOCROME n- diffusion N D GREEN n+active NP Thniox Polysilicon RED N M BLUE BLACK Metal 1 N C N G GRAY Contact cut Overglass NI nMOS ONLY NOT APPLICABLE Implant YELLO W nM OS ONLY NB Buried contact BROWN

Stick Diagrams Metal poly ndiff Buried Contact Can also draw in shades of gray/line style. pdiff Contact Cut

StickDiagrams VLSI design aims to translate circuitconcepts onto silicon. Stickdiagrams are a means ofcapturing topography and layer information using simple diagrams. Stickdiagrams convey layer information through colour codes (or monochrome encoding). Acts as an interface between symbolic circuit and the actual layout. Does show all components/vias. It shows relative placement of components. Goes one step closer to the layout Helps plan the layout and routing

Stick Diagrams Does not show Exact placement of components Transistor sizes Wire lengths, wire widths, tub boundaries. Any other low level details such as parasitics.. Does show all components/vias. It shows relative placement of components. Goes one step closer to the layout Helps plan the layout and routing

StickDiagrams Some rules Rule 1. When two or more sticks of the same type cross or touch each other that represents electrical contact. Rule 2. electrical contact. (If electrical contact is needed we have to show the connection explicitly). When two or more sticks of different type cross or touch each other there is no

Stick Diagrams Stick Diagrams Some rules Rule 3. transistor. When a poly crosses diffusion it represents a Note: If a contact is shown then it is not a transistor.

Stick Diagrams Stick Diagrams Some rules Rule 4. touching of p-diff with n-diff. All pMOS must lie on one side of the line and all nMOS will have to be on the other side. In CMOS a demarcation line is drawn to avoid