1.     STA Definition

2.     Timing Paths

3.     Timing path elements

4.     Setup & Hold Checks

5.     Slack Calculation

6.     SDC Overview

7.     Clocks

8.     Generated Clocks

9.     Boundary Constraints

·       OpenTimer Introduction

·       Understanding basics of OpenTimer

·       Inputs to OpenTimer

·       Constraints creation

·       OpenTimer Run script

1.     Other timing checks

2.     Design Rule Checks

3.     Latch Timing

4.     STA Text Report

·       Liberty Files and Understanding Lib Parsing

·       Understanding SPEF file and SPEF parsing

·       Understanding OpenTimer tool messages

·       Understanding timing reports and timing graphs

1.     Multiple Clocks

2.     Timing arcs and Timing Sense

3.     Cell Delays and Clock Network

4.     Setup and Hold Detailed

5.     STA Text Report

·       Understanding full reg to reg STA analysis

·       Understanding Slack computation

·       Understanding and reviewing setup check report

1.     Crosstalk and Noise

2.     Operating modes and other variations

3.     Clock Gating Checks

4.     Checks on Async Pins

·       Understanding clock gating check

·       Understanding Async pin checks

1.     Clock groups

2.     Clock properties

3.     Timing exceptions

4.     Multiple modes

·       Revisit slack computation

·       Understand CRPR

·       ECO insertion