Netlist
A netlist is nothing but a textual description of a circuit made of components in VLSI design. Netlists are connectivity information and provide nothing more than instances, nets, and perhaps some attributes. They are usually considered to be hardware description languages such as Verilog, VHDL, or any one of several specific languages designed for input to simulators.
The things on the circuit board are made up of these components. It may also refer to the relationship between transistors, resistors, and capacitors in terms of analog modeling software. Consequently, a Netlist is only a written record of the connections and components that go along with them. For context and reference, each Netlist includes a list of the parts, their names, PINs, and signal phrases.
Even before doing any physical work on the PCB, netlists are quite beneficial during the testing process. Engineers can use them to run these checks and find any erroneous or missing connections. Additionally, nodes, instances, and possibly even specific features of the components involved are provided through netlists.
Components of Netlist
- Gates.
- Resistors.
- Capacitors.
- Transistors.
The popular languages used to write a netlist are
- VHDL.
- Verilog.
- EDIF.
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