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getting a list by ignoring few elements which are in another list?
Hi Team,I have list list1=("n1" "n2" "n3" ) and list2=("w1" "n1" "w2" "n2" "w3"). By ignoring the elements in list1 i want to get list2=("w1" "w2" "w3") using SKILL.Generally i am writing a foreach...
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search & replace in a string
Hello Andrew,How can I remember the pattern, and recall it in the replacement?e.g. "inst1.inst2/inst3/net4<1>#1" =>...
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Power calculation
How I can calculate average power of the digital circuit which has 3 bit output and drawn current? I have simulate Vdd terminal to see current in the transient simulation. But i don't know it whether...
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Preventing Instantiation of Cells from Restricted Library
I'm attempting to (roughly) follow the procedure outlined in example 3 in this article:https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1Od0000000naFVEAY&pageName=ArticleContentI've...
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maeOpenSetup is not opening the Assembler window
Hi,I am trying to use maeOpenSetup to open an existing "maestro" view in ADE AssemblerHere's the command that I use: maeOpenSetup("<LibraryName>" "<CellName>" "maestro" ?application...
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String parameter
Hi all, I have a simple code to show only Metal layers on the keyboard pressing (1,2,3 ..) i.m trying to pass a string as a parameter for a function but i get an error as my string is inside another....
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Not getting correct path while using browse button to select directory
Hello,I have made a script to browse directory...but when am selecting the directory ,its creating wrong path to directory path_label=hiCreateLabel( ?name 'path_label ?labelText "Path*" ?justification...
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Does it have a certain sequence when traversing instances in a cellview using...
I need to write the cell name of each instance of a rather large array(~400x400) to a text file by its location. For example, an array of 2x3 intances with the name "AA"~"FF", the content of the output...
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Cannot assign params in postlayout netlist
Hi everybody, I have an esd cell, it is a pcell with layout . In this pcell, there are 3 other pcells( 2 kinds of fet and 1 resistor cell where only 1 pcell has layout view - just describe detail about...
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Is there a method that I can judge if any instance is located at a point?
For some reason, plenty of instances are placed regularly but not in an array in the cellview. I need to check if any intance exists at some given points. Is that possible?
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Performance Considerations on Context Loading, Overhead of small context files.
I've around 50 skill context files. Each represents some logical unit and is fairly small (50-500kB). However, user typically has to load all of them before start working. According to "Delivering...
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How to call values depending upon the checkbox selected
Hello ,I have created a toggle field.toggle_Entry=hiCreateToggleField( ?name 'toggle_Entry ?choices list(list('aa "test1") list('bb "test2") list('cc "test3")) ?value list(nil nil nil)...
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Force printing to CIW in long-running script
Hello,I have a script, which takes some time and creates a large schematic with several thousand instances. I use 'printf' commands to show the progress in the CIW, but the messages are not shown...
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Different Behavior of hiGetCurrentForm()~>hiFormSym in ic and icadvm Version
Hello Skill Experts,Hopefully you all are doing good . I have two queries on which currently i am facing issues :-1. The Following command hiGetCurrent()~>hiFormSym has different output in ic and...
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rteGeomSize command is not copying the layers from pcells
Hi, I want to copy shapes in lower hierarchy of a cell into top level. I tried using dbGetOverlaps command but its taking a whole lot of time if the database size is larger. I came across a command...
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awvSaveToCSV
Hi All,I have a question on using awvSaveToCSV function. When I am running corners, the csv file keeps getting overwritten as I write the expression as awvSaveToCSV(data "result.csv").Is there a way to...
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(SKILL profiler): can not create a new tree node. (the result tree view will...
Hi there,I have a skill script to process some simulation results. There are two issueshuge hashes (makeTable), they need a lot of memory - overall the process takes ~ 12GB long time to run , 3-4 days...
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ddsFileBrowseCB getting cache file name not the actual file name
Hi, I am having an issue on my code which uses a ddsFileBrowseCB function but it is getting the cache file name and not the actual file name.hiCreateFormButton(?name 'drcBrowse?buttonText...
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Run a SKILL script from command line when Virtuoso is already running
Hi,I want to load a SKILL script (that accesses simulation results using "loadResults()" function) from Linux command line when Virtuoso is already running. I came across a post that advises using...
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find all cells with external power source (through heirarchy)
Ultimately, I would like to draw a highlight around the prBoundary of each cell connected to...let's say vdd & vddr.I have a way to do so if the cell is at the current level using transform and...
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