Visual Playground | Physical Design Quest

See it. Change it. Understand it.

Physical design turns a netlist (cells and their connections) into a chip layout. Explore seven core ideas, then put each one into practice in Tommy's labs.

These are small teaching models, not an EDA tool or a tape-out certification. Real flows iterate: power planning starts early, and timing is checked throughout.

Concept checks: 0 of 7 Saved in this browser; separate from lab scores.

Try one change

Why it matters

A common misconception

Words in this picture

EXPLAIN IT BACK

TOMMY'S LEARNING LOOP

From picture to practice

Read the picture and its labels.
Predict what a control will change.
Try it and explain the result.
Solve the matching lab.

Enter the lab

Need the foundations?

Start with logic gates, flip-flops, and CMOS if cells, data, or clock edges are unfamiliar.

Explore the nine VLSI Basics modules