Lakshmi S - Designing a PLL for the Google/Skywater/Efabless ASIC shuttle

Zero to ASIC Course - A podcast by Matt Venn

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00:00? introduction 01:04? worked under Kunal Ghosh as an intern: https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/basi...? 02:18? Questions from Niklas - time it takes, what's frustrating, fun? 05:40? Are the tools ready for mixed signal designs - DRC violations in Caravel. 07:20? Question from Pepijn - what would you need to change to alter the PLL? 08:44? PLL overview 10:00? Lakshmi's design: Frequency divider 12:22? Phase frequency detector 13:32? Charge pump 14:37? Voltage controlled oscillator 16:40? combined designs with Diego Hernando 17:10? putting into the Caravel wrapper, adding space 18:56? Question from Brady - why design an integrated loop filter 20:01? Questions from Top - are there schematics? Process corners and ngspice convergence 22:05? Question from Steven: post silicon testing Lakshmi on Linked.in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakshmis96/? Repo: https://github.com/lakshmi-sathi/avsd...

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