PD VLSI PD Lab Fast study notes and implementation checklists

Learning paths

Study Tracks

Curated sequences for faster progress depending on your goal: onboarding, synthesis handoff, or maintaining lab notes.

Starter Path

Quick onboarding path for learning the basic PD vocabulary and major implementation stages.

6 steps

  1. CMOS Fundamentals
  2. Logic Synthesis
  3. Physical Design Inputs
  4. Floorplanning

Handoff and Optimization Path

Focus on synthesis quality and the transition from logical optimization to implementation-ready handoff.

5 steps

  1. Logic Synthesis
  2. Advanced Logic Synthesis
  3. Physical Design Inputs
  4. Floorplanning

Lab Notes Maintenance Path

Track how the `.site` test domain documents experiments, sources, and implementation notes separately from `.top`.

2 steps

  1. Implementation Case Notes
  2. Reference Index