Term · Physical Design & Signoff
Core area
The region inside the IO ring where standard cell rows and macros are legally placed. It excludes the pad frame, seal ring and any keep-out margin reserved around the die edge.
- Also known as
- Core
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Physical Design & Signoff, Floorplanning
Notes
Core-limited versus pad-limited is the classic distinction that determines whether logic or IO count sets die size.
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