Improve control over pin placement.

place_and_route/build_defs.bzl

@@ -88,12 +88,16 @@ place_and_route = rule(
           """,
         ),
         "sdc": attr.label(allow_single_file = True),
+        "pin_placement_script": attr.label(allow_single_file = [".tcl"], doc = "See https://openroad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/main/src/ppl/README.html for syntax"),
         "clocks": attr.string_dict(),
         "die_width_microns": attr.int(),
         "die_height_microns": attr.int(),
         "core_padding_microns": attr.int(mandatory = True),
         "target_die_utilization_percentage": attr.string(doc = "string float value from 0-100 which sets the die area based on an estimated die area target utilization"),
         "placement_density": attr.string(default = "0.69", doc = "When performing global placement this is how densely our cells should be packaged on the die parameter is (0-1]"),
         "density_fill_config": attr.label(allow_single_file = True),
+        "sink_clustering_size": attr.int(doc = "Clock tree synthesis sink group size"),
+	"sink_clustering_max_diameter": attr.int(doc = "Clock tree synthesis sink group desired diamater in microns"),
+	"min_pin_distance": attr.string(doc = "The minimum distance in microns between pins around the outside of the block."),
     },
 )

place_and_route/private/clock_tree_synthesis.bzl

@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ def clock_tree_synthesis(ctx, open_road_info):
         format_openroad_do_not_use_list(open_road_configuration.do_not_use_cell_list),
         "estimate_parasitics -placement",
         "repair_clock_inverters",
-        "clock_tree_synthesis -root_buf \"{cts_buffer}\" -buf_list \"{cts_buffer}\" -sink_clustering_enable -post_cts_disable".format(
+        "clock_tree_synthesis -root_buf \"{cts_buffer}\" -buf_list \"{cts_buffer}\" -sink_clustering_enable {sink_clustering_size} {sink_clustering_max_diameter}".format(
             cts_buffer = open_road_configuration.cts_buffer_cell,
+            sink_clustering_size = "-sink_clustering_size {}".format(ctx.attr.sink_clustering_size) if ctx.attr.sink_clustering_size else "",
+            sink_clustering_max_diameter = "-sink_clustering_max_diameter {}".format(ctx.attr.sink_clustering_max_diameter) if ctx.attr.sink_clustering_max_diameter else "",
         ),
         "set_propagated_clock [all_clocks]",
         "repair_clock_nets",

place_and_route/private/global_placement.bzl

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def global_placement(ctx, open_road_info):
             pad_left = open_road_configuration.global_placement_cell_pad,
             pad_right = open_road_configuration.global_placement_cell_pad,
         ),
+	"remove_buffers",
     ]
 
     command_output = openroad_command(

place_and_route/private/place_pins.bzl

@@ -46,12 +46,16 @@ def place_pins(ctx, open_road_info):
         ]
         tapcell_command = "source {}".format(open_road_configuration.tapcell_tcl.path)
 
+        if ctx.file.pin_placement_script:
+            inputs.append(ctx.file.pin_placement_script)
+
     open_road_commands = timing_setup_command_struct.commands + [
-        "remove_buffers",
-        "place_pins -hor_layers {hor_layers} -ver_layers {ver_layers}".format(
+        "source {}".format(ctx.file.pin_placement_script.path) if ctx.file.pin_placement_script else "",
+        "place_pins -hor_layers {hor_layers} -ver_layers {ver_layers} {min_pin_distance}".format(
             hor_layers = open_road_configuration.pin_horizontal_metal_layer,
             ver_layers = open_road_configuration.pin_vertical_metal_layer,
-        ),
+            min_pin_distance = "-min_distance {}".format(ctx.attr.min_pin_distance) if ctx.attr.min_pin_distance else "",
+	),
         tapcell_command,
     ]