Glossary#

The following set of terms represents fundamental SiliconCompiler definitions used throughout the documentation.

chip#: Instance of SiliconCompiler Chip() class used to compile a design.
default#: Reserved SiliconCompiler schema key that can be replaced by any legal string.
dictionary#: Associative array, ie. a collection of key-value pairs.
edge#: A directed connection between a tail node and head nodes in a flowgraph.
flowgraph#: A directed acyclic graph specification of the hardware compilation.
index#: A compilation step scenario operating on input data.
job#: Execution of complete or partial compilation flowgraph.
keys#: Immutable strings used as index into dictionary.
keypath#: Ordered list of keys used to access schema parameters.
keywords#: Reserved strings that cannot be used as key names.
list#: An ordered and mutable sequence of elements.
manifest#: JSON file representation of the SiliconCompiler schema.
node#: An task in the flowgraph.
parameter#: Schema leaf cell with a set of pre-defined key/value pairs.
program#: User specified program with one (or more) chip instances.
schema#: Nested dictionary of parameters.
step#: A discrete function in a flowgraph.
task#: An atomic (step, index) task to be executed.
tool#: Executable associated with a task in a flowgraph.