Design steps of analog design

Design steps

A typical IC design cycle involves several steps:

1. Feasibility study and die size estimate
2. Functional verification
3. Circuit/RTL design
4. Circuit/RTL simulation Logic simulation
5. Floorplanning
6. Design review
7. Layout
8. Layout verification
9. Static timing analysis
10. Layout review
11. Design For Test and Automatic test pattern generation
12. Design for manufacturability (IC)
13. Mask data preparation
14. Wafer fabrication
15. Die test
16. Packaging
17. Post silicon validation
18. Device characterization
19. Tweak (if necessary)
20. Datasheet generation Portable Document Format
21. Ramp up
22. Production
23. Yield Analysis / Warranty Analysis Reliability (semiconductor)
24. Failure analysis on any returns
25. plan for next generation chip using production information if possible