ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

CMOS

complementary metal oxide semiconductor

CSA

carry save adder

CTO

clock tree optimization

DRC

design rule check

DSPF

detailed standard parasitic format

DVD

digital video disc

ECO

engineering change order

EDA

electronic design automation

FET

field effect transistor

fF

femtofarad

FO4

fan-out of four

GHz

gigahertz

HDL

hardware description language

LFSR

linear feedback shift register

LSB

least significant bit

LVS

layout versus schematic

MHz

megahertz

MIPS

million instructions per second

MPC

minimum physical constraints

MPWH

minimum pulse width high

MPWHO

minimum pulse width high overlap

MPWL

minimum pulse width low

MSB

most significant bit

MUX

multiplexer

NMOS

n-channel metal oxide semiconductor

PLL

phase locked loop

PMOS

p-channel metal oxide semiconductor

PUT

pin under test

PVT

process, voltage, and temperature

QoR

quality of results

RC

resistor capacitor circuit

RF

radio frequency

RISC

reduced instruction set computer

RTL

register transfer level

SDC

Synopsys design constraints

SOC

system-on-chip

SRAM

static random access memory

TAT

turnaround time

VCO

voltage-controlled oscillator

VLSI

very large scale integration

XNOR

exclusive NOR

XOR

exclusive OR

m

micrometer