Do the terms "primitive cells" and "standard cells" mean the same thing?
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Do the terms "primitive cells" and "standard cells" mean the same thing?
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usually primitives refer to transistors/resistors/caps, etc while standard cells are cells from standard cell library. Usually it is a cmos based gates, like and, nor, xor, flip flop. They have the layout, lef, timings, configuration for automatic place and route tools.
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Thanks for answering! @Arman Avetisyan