sky130_icrg_ip__ulpcomp

Efabless Chipalooza 2024 Design Challenge. IP created as part of Efabless latest Caravel design.

IP: Ultra Low-Power Comparator.

Technology: Skywater 130nm.

Design Team: Intelligent Computing Research Group, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Status: Undergoing

Schematic

To view a schematic after cloning the repository:

cd sky130_icrg_ip__ulpcomp/xschem
xschem sky130_icrg_ip__ulpcomp2.sch

CACE

Please check the schematic testbench in the CACE file and replace the PDK filepath and write data filepath to your own.

Run CACE to see simulation results against a set of specifications:

cd sky130_icrg_ip__ulpcomp/cace
cace-gui

Current available specification to test:

1. Power Consumption (Enabled)
2. Power Consumption (Disabled)
3. Input Offset Voltage
4. Propagation Delay
5. Output Voltage Swing
6. Frequency Bandwidth

Test for all corners (tt, ss, ff) under operating temperature of -40 °C, 25 °C & 85 °C.