Apple M4 Pro SoC HP NPU SOC Design Analysis
1 Min Read June 25, 2025
Unlock insights into Apple’s M4 Pro NPU design — examine standard cell schematics, routing efficiency, gate density, and DTCO strategies revealed through detailed GDSII analysis.
This report provides an analysis of the standard cells comprising about 70% of the area analyzed in the logic block of the Apple M4 Pro SoC NPU. Standard cells schematics are extracted to determine routing efficiency, gate density and global metal usage survey. GDSII files are generated from the extracted cells, providing insights into cell library benchmarking, routing and design rules, DTCO strategy and layout/local routing strategy.
