The standard flow follows a sequential path from floorplanning to final verification:

Focuses on IEEE 1801 (UPF) support for low-power designs .

Planning the general path of wires to avoid congestion.

This article serves as a guide to the guides. It will help you identify the right manual for your needs, navigate the PDF efficiently, and understand the standard design flow described within the documentation.

You can find the Synopsys ICC (Implementation, Characterization, and Correlation) user guide in PDF format through the following sources:

Since this document is copyrighted and proprietary to Synopsys (now part of the broader Synopsys EDA suite, though ICC has largely been succeeded by Fusion Compiler and IC Compiler II ), the PDF is not legally available on public open-source platforms .