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PHYSICAL-DESIGN

June 6, 2026

DFT Scan Insertion on a NoC Router: Working Around OpenLane 2's Missing DFT Support rtl-design physical-design asic

OpenLane 2’s Classic flow has no DFT steps. Not reduced DFT support, not a partially working implementation: none. Running Step.factory.list() against the …

DFT scan insertion OpenLane 2

January 4, 2026

PD-aware Machine Learning: Congestion, DRC, IR-Drop and Net Delay Prediction physical-design eda machine-learning

Machine learning in physical design (PD) is not about replacing routing or timing engines. It is about predicting expensive post-route outcomes earlier in the …

physical design EDA ML congestion prediction