Tiny Tapeout GF 26a · Die T26A on wafer.space Run 2
2x2 CNN Accelerator PE Grid with UART
005 · Accelerators · 1 × 1 tile
by Vidhyanandhan Sathishkumar · repository @Vidhyanandhan-01
Rendered from the layout at 0.33 µm per pixel. Layers: NwellDiffusionPolysiliconMetal 1Metal 2Metal 3Metal 4Metal 5Top metalPad openings
Logic density
| Core average logic cells per mm² | 27k (36% of buffer maximum) |
|---|---|
| Densest 0.1 mm square logic cells per mm² | 36k (47% of buffer maximum) |
| Core covered by logic | 80% |
| Transistor density transistors per mm² | 308k average, 325k in the 0.1 mm square with the most logic cells |
Every figure here is measured from the public layout, the same way for every design on the chip: see data and method, and how its designs used the process.
UART-controlled 2x2 systolic processing-element grid for CNN inference. Send 3-byte packets over UART to drive activations/weights; receive 2-byte psum results.
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| Size | 347 × 161 µm (0.056 mm²) |
|---|---|
| Macro | tt_um_peg_top |
| Files | documentation · licence · layout and netlist in Tiny Tapeout GF 26a |
| Tiles | 1 × 1 at column 1, row 8 of the tile grid |
| Mux address | 5 |
| Language | SystemVerilog |
| Clock | 25 MHz |
| Built with | LibreLane 3.0.3, open_pdks 54435919abff |
| Transistors | 17,224 |
| Logic cells | 1,536 + 1,307 filler and tap cells |
| Libraries | 7t-5V (2k) |
| SRAM | No SRAM |
Process features
Which parts of the GF180MCU process this design uses: its transistor voltages and where they come from, its gate oxides, and any devices drawn by hand outside the standard cells, SRAM and pads.
| 5 V | 7t-5V standard cells |
|---|---|
| Gate oxides | Thick only (5 V/6 V) in the design itself |
Where the area went
How this project's area splits between logic cells, filler and tap cells and other.
- Logic cells 0.05 mm² (80%)
- Filler and tap cells 0.01 mm² (12%)
- Other 4,033 µm² (7%)
Most used cells
The ten standard cells this design uses most.
| Cell | Library | Instances | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| dffrnq_1 | 7t-5V | 237 | D flip-flop with reset |
| nand2_1 | 7t-5V | 203 | 2-input NAND gate |
| oai21_1 | 7t-5V | 129 | OR-AND-Invert compound gate |
| clkinv_1 | 7t-5V | 114 | Clock inverter |
| dlyb_1 | 7t-5V | 88 | Delay buffer |
| aoi21_1 | 7t-5V | 74 | AND-OR-Invert compound gate |
| mux2_2 | 7t-5V | 69 | 2-input multiplexer (2x drive) |
| nor2_1 | 7t-5V | 69 | 2-input NOR gate |
| clkbuf_2 | 7t-5V | 58 | Clock buffer (2x drive) |
| xor2_1 | 7t-5V | 57 | 2-input XOR gate |
Logic density map
Logic cells per mm² in each 0.1 mm square of the project (counted in the square, scaled up to a mm²). Hatched outlines are SRAM macros; the red outline is the densest 0.1 mm square that avoids them (36k logic cells per mm²), found by sliding a 0.1 mm square over the project in 20 µm steps, so it can straddle the fixed squares and find more than any one of them. Squares at the edges are partial, so they read low.
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