Q
What checks/settings on a check are recommended for a first time user for a test run ? Selecting certain checks / settings gives me too many errors.
A
Some checks are very netlist and use specific . Running these on a netlist/project for which it is not appropriate will lead to too many errors .Others are typical to almost any netlist.
Insight checks include
- Power Connections
- Floating Gates
- Load-Drive (Fanout , Keepers , Victim aggressor etc.)
- ESD
We can divide checks/settings into 2 categories :
- Recommended - Commonly used settings/check.
- Custom - Netlist and Use specific.
Below is a classification of the checks in order of :Appropriate to all Netlists-> Netlist /use specific
Power Connections
- Recommended
- Mosfet Gate (over-voltage)
- Mosfet Drain/Source (over-voltage)
- Mosfet Leaking (Appropriate-Use)
- Mosfet Gate-Overdriven (Appropriate-Use)
- Diodes, Capacitors , Resistors over-voltage
- Custom
- Name-based checking / crossing one domain name to another.
- Substrate Invalid voltage.
- Substrate : Foreign rail, SoftTie.
Floating Gates
- Recommended Settings
- Effort slider at 2
- Report Everything: No
- Check Top Level : No
- Find cutoff Paths : Yes
- Find unsafe power crossings :No
- Custom/High-effort Setting
- Effort slider at 4
- Report Everything:Yes
- Check Top Level : Yes
- Find cutoff Paths : Yes
- Find unsafe power crossings :Yes
ESD
ESD is meant for full customization based on user specific ESD-rule book - No recommendation
Load/Drive
Load/Drive is very specific and non-customizable check - No recommendation