Analysis overview

After a successful run, the analysis workspace gathers timing, power, area, and signoff results in one place so you can judge whether the design meets its targets.

Opening analysis#

When a run completes, open the analysis panel from the bottom dock or the top bar. It loads the artifacts from that run: metrics JSON, signoff reports, and links to the viewers.

Core metrics#

• Timing reports setup and hold slack and the critical path. Negative slack means the design missed the clock target. See Timing.
• Power estimates dynamic and leakage power. See Power.
• Area shows cell counts and utilization after synthesis. See Synthesis & area.
• Signoff covers DRC and LVS checks that confirm the layout is manufacturable. See Signoff.

Layout & schematic#

The GDS viewer shows the physical layout: cells, metal layers, and routing. The schematic viewer shows the gate-level netlist your RTL synthesized into. Use both to connect the numbers in analysis to what actually got built.

Comparing runs#

Every run is stored in project history. Reopen a past run to compare metrics after you change RTL or tighten the clock period. See Run history.