| Design Spec/ RTL Coding Preliminary Logic Synthesis Functional & Timing Verification |
| Design & IP Qualification Check Preliminary DFT Implementation Functional Physical Design |
| Logic Re-Synthesis / Re-optimization Functional & Timing Verification |
| Design & IP Qualification Check DFT Implementation |
| DFT Result Checking |
| Physical Design Implementation Design for Reliability Design for Manufactury |
| STA Post-layout Simulation |
| SI-based STA ATPG/Function Simulation Physical Verification |
| Tape-Out Process |