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1) Digital flow & tools
2) Directory for project data
3) Design style & key Noted
4) How we improving together

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1) Digital flow & tools
2) Directory for project data
3) Design style & key Noted
4) How we improving together

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1) Digital Design Flow & Tools

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1) Digital Design Flow & Tools

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1) Digital flow & tools
2) Directory for project data
3) Design style & key Noted
4) How we improving together

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2) Directory for project data - Design Specification
 Received from chip TOP leader.
 Example of PA26

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2) Directory for project data – Detail Design
 Detail Design documents for projects.
 Example of PA26 – Updating

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2) Directory for project data – Digital workarea
Our projects directory:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/

Example for PA26, AlbertNguyen – an080042, first version.

/projects/ppm/pa26/work_libs/an080042/cds/dig_work/pa26_az/

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2) Directory for project data – Digital Workarea
Directory Description
./rtl Verilog code for Functions on Spec
./sim Simple test bench for Simulation
./verif Verification data
./constraints Constraints file for digital design
./synthesis transfer RTL2Gate netlist.
./pnr transfer Gate2GDS
./formal Equivalence checking
./et Generate ATPG test Vector for Silicon check.

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2) Directory for project data - RTL
 Basic Tutorial: http://www.asic-world.com/verilog/veritut.html
 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/rtl/

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2) Directory for project data - sim

 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/sim/

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2) Directory for project data - verif

 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/verif/

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2) Directory for project data - synthesis
 Tools: RTL Compiler, Genus
 Documents:
/apps/cadence/RC/doc
/apps/cadence/GENUS/doc
 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/synthesis/

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2) Directory for project data - pnr
 Tools: Encounter, Innovus
 Documents:
/apps/cadence/SOC/doc
/apps/cadence/INNOVUS/doc
 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/pnr/

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2) Directory for project data – formal
 Tools: Conformal
 Documents:
/apps/cadence/CONFORMAL/doc
 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/formal/

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2) Directory for project data - et
 Tools: Modus
 Documents:
/apps/cadence/MODUS/doc
 Our design:
/projects/ppm/{project_name}/work_libs/{your_id}/cds/dig_work/{version}/et/

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1) Digital flow & tools
2) Directory for project data
3) Design style & key Noted
4) How we improving together

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3) Design style & key note – PPM’s Devices on maket
• Active-Semi is now “Programmable Power
Management” business unit of IDP
• Mixed-mode signal semiconductor provider focusing on
Power Management and Intelligent Motor Control
• 175 Worldwide patents & pending in analog power &
motor drive
• Multi-foundry strategy: SMIC, TowerJazz, Dongbu…
• Multiple Assembly/Test: Unisem & JCET…

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3) Design style & key note – PPM’s Devices on maket

Intelligent Motor Modular Power Power Loss Battery

DC-DC Converter
Control PMUs Protection Management

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3) Design style & key note – Power Loss Protection (PLP)

Power Loss
Protection

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3) Design style & key note – Power Loss Protection (PLP)

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3) Design style & key note – Power Application Control (PAC)
Low to high voltage intelligent motor controller

Intelligent Motor
Control

 Off-line, DC and Battery

Power
 Drones
 White Goods
 HVAC
 12V/48V FANs
 Garden/Power Tools
 Hand/Hair Dryers

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3) Design style & key note – Power Application Control (PAC)

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit (PMU)
Qorvo’s PMICs offers:
 Great integration and power scale level.
 Low standby power, high efficiency.
 Low external component count.
 Industry’s Highest Degree of User-Configurable Customization.
System designers can achieve significantly smaller footprints with
lower bill of material (BOM) costs and improved system reliability
– all while shortening time to market.

Modular Power
PMUs

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit (PMU)

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit [MSTR_TOP]

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit [mstr_tif]

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit [BUCK/LDO_TOP]

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3) Design style & key note – Power Management Unit [buck/ldo_tif]

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1) Digital flow & tools
2) Directory for project data
3) Design style & key Noted
4) How we improving together

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 We Are Qorvo ®
2) How we improving together -

“Great things in business are never done by one person.

They’re done by a team of people”
~ Steve Jobs ~

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2) How we improving together - We Are Qorvo
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Trung Thực – Tử Tế - Trách Nhiệm

Straightforward – Kindness - Responsibility

1) Trung thực tới tận cùng – Không than phiền, không đổ lỗi.
(straightforward in every actions – NOT complaint, NOT blame)

2) Kỷ luật với chính mình – Không dễ dãi, không luông chiều.

(discipline in your selft – NOT easy-going, NOT indulgent)

3) Đồng hành cùng đồng đội – Không bỏ rơi, không chỉ trích.
(companion with Team – NOT abandon, NOT criticize)

4) Khiêm tốn và liên tục học hỏi – Không tự mãn, không tự ti.
(modest and eager to learn – NOT conceited, NOT self-deprecation)

5) Phụng sự hết mình với công việc.

(To serve with the jobs)

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