Systems and methods for context aware circuit design

A system, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium encoded with a set of instructions;
• and
• a hardware processor communicatively coupled with the non-transitory storage medium and configured to execute the set of instructions, the set of instructions being configured to cause the processor to:
• identify at least one context parameter having an impact to a layout dependent effect of the circuit;
• generate, for a cell to be designed into the circuit and for each context parameter of the at least one context parameter, a plurality of abutment environments associated with the cell;
• estimate, for each context parameter, a sensitivity of at least one electrical property of the cell to the context parameter by generating a plurality of electrical property values of the cell under the plurality of abutment environments;
• select, from the at least one context parameter, at least one key context parameter for a static analysis of the circuit, based on the sensitivity and at least one predetermined threshold;
• and
• generate a design layout for the circuit based on the static analysis of the circuit.

A system, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium encoded with a set of instructions;
• and
• a hardware processor communicatively coupled with the non-transitory storage medium and configured to execute the set of instructions, the set of instructions being configured to cause the processor to:
• identify at least one context parameter having an impact to layout dependent effect of the circuit;
• generate, for a cell to be designed into the circuit and for each context parameter of the at least one context parameter, a plurality of abutment environments associated with the cell;
• estimate, for each context parameter, a sensitivity of at least one electrical property of the cell to the context parameter by generating a plurality of electrical property values of the cell under the plurality of abutment environments;
• select, from the at least one context parameter, at least one key context parameter for a static analysis of the circuit, based on the sensitivity and at least one predetermined threshold;
• generate a design layout for the circuit based on the static analysis of the circuit;
• upon a determination that a context parameter is a key context parameter, generate at least one derate table based on the plurality of abutment environments associated with the key context parameter and based on the plurality of ratios corresponding to the plurality of abutment environments;
• and
• utilize the at least one derate table to perform the static analysis of the circuit during at least one of following stages of circuit design:
• automatic place and route (APR) and signoff.