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Filtering a layer when exporting a layout to 'gds' or 'oasis' file
Hi,Please tell me if it's possible to filter a layer when exporting a layout to 'gds' or 'oasis' file.Thanks,Mallikarjun
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Automation for the creation of over 100 pads around a ring using SKILL
I'm relatively new to SKILL and I noticed how tedious it is to put on any more than a few pads into a design. Is there a way to automate this process with SKILL? If there is, could you point me in the...
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VNPP Description
I find the description of the VNPP function a bit unclear. It doesn't seem obvious to me what it's going to return.I found this function through the calculator by choosing "vn" and choosing a device in...
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enter function mode in hisetBindkey()
Need an example how to set function mode inside procedure & assign a bindkey to it .
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Plotting Templates
I was hoping to create a plotting template for each test that I have in Assembler. However, Assembler also has its own plotting template that appears to override each of the Explorer plotting...
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Can I specify the config state of a cell containing hierarchy by wildcard?
I'm trying to write an Ocean script to simulate my circuit (comp_test) and within that script I want to fully define the "config" simulation state (e.g. schematic, spectre, verilogA...) of the various...
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How do I pass the parameter values of the schematic to those of the instances...
Hi ,I created a schematic with a simple RLC network.Then made a symbol for this schematic. Now I am trying to pass the R, L ,C values from the schematic's CDF parameters.I used something like...
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cds.lib parser in SKILL or how to figure out COMBINE libs?
Is there any way to get the list of libs that have been COMBINEd in a cds.lib short of directly parsing the cds.lib file and following the various includes? Anyone have a cds.lib parser in...
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writing into output file
I have an input file\reference file . Based on a condition met in program I want to add prefix (# or ;) before lines into output file using line number.Thanks,Raghu
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Extract the number of the top most metal layer of a cell using SKILL
Hello,I am fairly new to custom design and SKILL. I have a requirement to extract the number of the top most metal stack for processing for e.g. if a cell a total metal stacks uptill M14 I need to know...
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How check condition statement within case
Hi, I wanted to pass condition statement within the case stement,In Below script I am trying to change path width using case stamentwidth=sel_path~>widthcase(width(width<0.2) :...
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Stop pop up after gds stream out
Hi,I am using skill to generate gds from OA database. Since I have a lot of cells to be streamed out, I would like to block the error and warning pop up that comes at the end of GDS out. I have set the...
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hiCreateListBoxField,callBack
Hi Andrew, I have created the ListBoxFieldbox=hiCreateListBoxField(?name box ?choices '("pfets" "nfets" "res")...
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How do you "smash" a list of lists into a single list?
I use a lot of lengthy awvPlotWaveform commands in my Ocean scripts and I'm constantly wrestling with lists for strips and colors etc. where I'm suffering with out by one counts and other such...
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Get*Error*PasCdfCommitValue while Refreshing CDF using...
Dear Andrew:I want to refresh CDF of PDK cells of all schematic in my Library.Environment: Virtuoso 6.1.6-64bseems that CDF parameter was sucessfully refreshed(at least the value displayed on schematic...
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*Error* eval: undefined function -xxxxx_mosDisplay while using...
Dear Andrew,I want to change umc80nm device to umc55nm device in all schematics of my Library, but get *Error* eval: undefined function -xxxxx_mosDisplay while using abConvertComponentParams.il to...
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Ocean distributed simulation problem
Hi I try to run an ocean script with distributed simulation I use SGE (LBS_BASE_SYSTEM=LBS_SGE) - cadence version : IC6.1.7-64b.500.15I don't have any problem with jobs distribution. The netlist is...
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Getting the list of metal layers connected to a selected metal layer
Hi,I have a layout having only ("M1" "drawing") metal layers, and for a metal layer given as input, I need to get the list all the metal layers which are connected and forming a single net with it.I...
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leMarkNet() excluded purpose layers problem
Hi,I would like to use the Exclude Purpose info that it can be set in the leHiMarkNet() menu, but with leMarkNet() function. I tried to define this exclude purpose layers in the optionFile but...
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list all power pin names and coordinates relative to the top level
need to find all of the power or all pin names and coordinates in relation to the top level for Voltus. There a couple on the support site but either they give the coordinates but not name or the one...
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