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Vendor:
Global UniChip Corp. (GUC)
Category:
Monitoring
TSMC CLN5FF Chip Performance Monitor
IGACPMY01A is an on-chip performance monitor which contains a maximum of 32 customized multiple ring oscillators.
Overview
IGACPMY01A is an on-chip performance monitor which contains a maximum of 32 customized multiple ring oscillators. This macro is one sensor unit of chip performance and process monitor system. The controller, IGDOMC002A, will control this macro to read out the frequency of ring oscillators. The SoC system can use this frequency of different ring oscillators to come out with one formula to be a reference of chip performance or critical path timing, and the control system can be implemented to perform Adaptive Voltage Scaling (AVS) and Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) of SoC chip. Besides customized ring oscillator, the macro also supports one clone path of chip performance for monitoring correlation check.
Key features
- TSMC 5 nm 0.75 V/1.2 V CMOS LOGIC FinFET Process
- Metal scheme: 1P16M (1X_h_1Xb_v_1Xe_h_1Ya_v_1Yb_h_4Y_vhvh_2Yy2Yx2R) or above
- Support one clone critical path ring oscillator customization
- Maximum 32 internal ring oscillators
- Supply voltage range: -20 % to +20 %, from 0.6 V to 0.9 V (Typ. 0.75 V)
- Target > 95 % timing correlation
- Supports disable mode
- Operating junction temperature: -40 °C ~ 125 °C
- Special layer and device type:
- Core device: SVT, LVT, ULVT, LVTLL, and ULVTLL
- Resistor: Metal R resistor
- IP GDS size: 100 um x 100 um
Silicon Options
| Foundry | Node | Process | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMC | 5nm | N5FF | Pre-Silicon |
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
IGACPMY01A
Vendor
Global UniChip Corp. (GUC)
Type
Silicon IP
Files
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Provider
HQ:
Taiwan
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TSMC CLN5FF Chip Performance Monitor is a Monitoring IP core from Global UniChip Corp. (GUC) listed on Semi IP Hub. It is listed with support for tsmc Pre-Silicon.
How should engineers evaluate this Monitoring?
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