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Design & Architecture

Pre-layout architecture exploration — memory bandwidth, cache sizing, interconnect latency, transistor budgets and performance-per-watt across FinFET, GAA and CFET nodes.

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Memory Bandwidth Calculator

Calculate memory throughput requirements for CPU, GPU, and AI workloads with cache-hierarchy modeling, prefetch analysis, and bandwidth-saturation detection. Supports DDR5, HBM, LPDDR, and CXL memory pools with multi-tier bandwidth planning and bottleneck identification.

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Cache Size Estimator

Estimate optimal cache sizing for performance targets with workload-characteristic analysis, miss-rate modeling, and area-power trade-off evaluation. Supports L1/L2/L3 hierarchy design, non-inclusive vs. exclusive policies, and last-level cache (LLC) partitioning for multi-core systems.

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Interconnect Latency Calculator

Analyze communication delays across on-chip networks, die-to-die links, and package-level interconnects with wire-length, repeater, and serialization impact. Supports mesh, torus, and dragonfly topologies with quality-of-service and congestion-aware routing simulation.

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Clock Tree Estimator

Estimate clock distribution overhead including skew, jitter, power consumption, and area for hierarchical and mesh clock networks. Models multi-corner multi-mode (MCMM) scenarios, clock-gating efficiency, and adaptive frequency scaling for advanced-node designs.

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Floorplan Estimator

Generate early-stage floorplan metrics including aspect ratio, wire-length estimation, and congestion prediction from RTL hierarchy and connectivity graphs. Supports macro placement, pin assignment, and power-domain planning with thermal-aware optimization for AI and HPC chips.

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Transistor Count Estimator

Estimate transistor count from architecture specifications including core count, cache size, vector width, and accelerator block definitions. Supports FinFET, GAA, and CFET node scaling with density-per-micron tracking and die-area extrapolation for roadmap planning.

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SRAM Area Calculator

Calculate SRAM area requirements for various bit-cell designs (6T, 8T, 10T) across process nodes with row/column redundancy, sense-amplifier overhead, and peripheral circuit modeling. Supports single-port, dual-port, and custom-port configurations with yield-aware sizing.

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Die Area Estimator

Estimate final die size before layout completion using standard-cell density, macro area, and routing-overhead models with foundry-specific design-rule scaling. Supports early-stage PPA exploration, reticle utilization optimization, and multi-chiplet partitioning decisions.

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Performance Per Watt Calculator

Measure hardware efficiency across workloads with instruction-level energy profiling, DVFS sweep analysis, and workload-specific benchmarking. Supports ISO-performance and ISO-power comparison with carbon-intensity tracking for sustainable computing initiatives.

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Design Tradeoff Explorer

Compare power, performance, and area (PPA) trade-offs interactively with multi-objective optimization, Pareto frontier visualization, and sensitivity analysis. Supports architecture exploration from high-level models to post-layout sign-off with machine-learning surrogate modeling.

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