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--- intro_example:start [2025/05/18 15:03] – [Circuit examples] rajit
+++ intro_example:start [2025/05/22 10:01] (current) – [Organizing your design] rajit
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   *Other ways to write the [[intro_example:chp_fifo2|buffer example]]
   * [[assertions|Assertions]] in parameterized definitions
+  * [[name_mangling|Expanded names]] in ACT
+  * Using [[.pure_struct|pure structures]]
+  * Defining [[.operators|operators]]
-===== Pure structures =====
-[[language:types2:data#pure_structures|Pure structures]] are user-defined data types that can be used to group related values (like ''struct'' in C/C++).
-   * Using [[.pure_struct|pure structures]]
-   * Defining [[.operators|operators]]
 ===== Organizing your design =====
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   * Creating [[namespace|libraries and namespaces]]
+  * Organizing your [[files|files]]
   * Tracking [[dependencies|dependencies]] between ACT files
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 ===== Low-level circuit design and SPICE simulation =====
-So far we have learned how to describe a circuit in ACT, simulate using prsim and irsim. Now, we will move on to the next stage i.e. designing CMOS circuits from ACT description. The process of designing circuit often starts with creating a spice netlist to simulate transistor-level circuit behavior. In order to generate a spice netlist, ACT requires some technology-dependent information and information to understand designer’s intent. We use configuration files to provide such information. For more information on configuration files, see [[config:start|ACT configuration files]]
+So far we have learned how to describe a circuit in ACT, simulate using actsim, prsim and irsim. Now, we will move on to the next stage i.e. designing CMOS circuits from ACT description. The process of designing circuit often starts with creating a spice netlist to simulate transistor-level circuit behavior. In order to generate a spice netlist, ACT requires some technology-dependent information and information to understand designer’s intent. We use configuration files to provide such information. For more information on configuration files, see [[config:start|ACT configuration files]]
 The configuration files are saved in ''$ACT_HOME/conf/<technology>/'' directory. The default technology is called ''generic'', and the default configuration options are in ''global.conf''. It is possible to save technology specific configuration for each tool in a separate configuration file. For example, ''prs2net.conf'' for configuration related to netlist generator and ''layout.conf'' for layout parameters.
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    * Specifying transistor [[sizing|sizes]] for CMOS implementation
    * Generating spice [[netlist|netlist]] and simulation with [[https://xyce.sandia.gov/about_xyce/index.html|Xyce]]
+   * [[name_mangling|Name mangling]] in ACT
 ===== External tools =====