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feat: expose some CTS options #589

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions .Changelog-dev.md
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# Dev

## Steps

* `OpenROAD.CTS`
* Added flags `CTS_OBSTRUCTION_AWARE` and `CTS_BALANCE_LEVELS`
* Added `CTS_SINK_BUFFER_MAX_CAP_DERATE_PCT`
11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion openlane/scripts/openroad/cts.tcl
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Expand Up @@ -50,11 +50,20 @@ lappend arg_list -sink_clustering_enable
if { $::env(CTS_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_BUFFERS) != 0 } {
lappend arg_list -distance_between_buffers $::env(CTS_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_BUFFERS)
}

if { $::env(CTS_DISABLE_POST_PROCESSING) } {
lappend arg_list -post_cts_disable
}
if { [info exists ::env(CTS_OBSTRUCTION_AWARE)] && $::env(CTS_OBSTRUCTION_AWARE) } {
lappend arg_list -obstruction_aware
}
if { [info exists ::env(CTS_SINK_BUFFER_MAX_CAP_DERATE_PCT)] } {
lappend arg_list -sink_buffer_max_cap_derate [expr $::env(CTS_SINK_BUFFER_MAX_CAP_DERATE_PCT) / 100.0]
}
if { [info exists ::env(CTS_BALANCE_LEVELS)] && $::env(CTS_BALANCE_LEVELS) } {
lappend arg_list -balance_levels
}

puts "clock_tree_synthesis {*}$arg_list"
clock_tree_synthesis {*}$arg_list

set_propagated_clock [all_clocks]
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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions openlane/steps/openroad.py
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Expand Up @@ -2012,6 +2012,25 @@ class CTS(ResizerStep):
OpenROADStep.config_vars
+ dpl_variables
+ [
# sink_buffer_max_cap_derate
Variable(
"CTS_BALANCE_LEVELS",
Optional[bool],
"Attempts to keep a similar number of levels in the clock tree across non-register cells (e.g., clock-gate or inverter).",
),
Variable(
"CTS_SINK_BUFFER_MAX_CAP_DERATE_PCT",
Optional[Decimal],
"Controls automatic buffer selection. To favor strong(weak) drive strength buffers use a small(large) value."
+ "The value of 100 means no derating of max cap limit",
units="%",
),
Variable(
"CTS_OBSTRUCTION_AWARE",
Optional[bool],
"Enables obstruction-aware buffering such that clock buffers are not placed on top of blockages or hard macros. "
+ "This option may reduce legalizer displacement, leading to better latency, skew or timing QoR.",
),
Variable(
"CTS_SINK_CLUSTERING_SIZE",
int,
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