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How to use stimulusFile in Ocean Script
Hi there,I got a question when using Ocean Script. I wrote a script and it works fine for one stimulus file like below,simulator( 'spectre )design(...)resultsDir( ...)modelFile( ...)out=outfile("..."...
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Display only the "Active layer" on the toolbar
Hi, If I do not want to view the "layer palette" assistant, but would just like to have the current active layer-purpose displayed (say as part of the one of the toolbars), is there a way to get that?...
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How to open layout.oa
Last time I get some example of cell in .oa format (layout.oa).How can I open this file? Is any way to import it to virtuoso ? I will be grateful for help.
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how could i use the "libInit.il" to add my own user-defined funtions when...
I've already finished a pcell with skill language within which i've called some my own user-defined functions from some other docments.So i load it like "load("xxx.il" in the CIW. OK! I've got my first...
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When was SKILL++ first released?
I know it was after June, 1993.I know it was before SKILL 04.30 (IC441), which was 1997.
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Do we have any function to copy the cell (includes every view)
Hi experts, I need to find a function to copy the whole cell (include every view) by a single SKILL function. But all I found is the dbCopyCellView() to copy certain cellview. Besides I couldn't...
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Finding all paths in a cell and increase width
I never used SKILL before but I decided to put one together to migrate a cell library. The final piece I am missing is finding all paths on a particular metal layer (e.g. M1) whose width is less than...
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Alternative way of getting the column in a list
I have a function that gets the columns in an assoc list. Its working fine except for the very large size of list around 10 million. I gets a huge memory allocated when I profiled it....
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What is the best way to stream out a cellview that contains pcell instance
When I stream out the cellview that contains pcell install, i usually set the options with "Convert Pcells to Geometry" and "Convert Paths to Polygons" checked.But after streaming out and streaming in,...
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envSetVal
Hi All,I wanted to change e.g. my xSnapSpacing value from .005 to .05 in skill mode envSetVal("layout" "xSnapSpacing" 'float 0.05)the command above returns t but it does not immediately takes...
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ADE-XL print ModelFiles of newly created test Test
Hello, Hello I want to print 'ModelFiles of newly created Test in ADE-XL, the printing have to be done during the Test creation.I have following routine:(axlSessionRegisterCreationCallback...
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PCell Internal terminal coloring
Hi,I am usi ng Virtuoso ADV 12.1 version.I have some problem with Double Patterning.I am assigning colors the nets i have drawn. but how to assign colors to the internal pcell metals. Let us say i...
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Binary Data Bus via programming script
Is there a simple, automated way of placing vias from a data bus in a binary pattern to instances like decoders?
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How to calculate input equivalent capacitance of 2 ports network.
Hi everyone,I am a newbie in Cadence spectre simulator. I have a two ports network and I try to plot the input equivalent capacitance vs. frequency. In ADS I use equation: Cin = imag(Y11)/(2*pi*freq)....
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trace in cdb2oa process
Hello I've got a core dump during CDB to OA migration process. It happens for 1 cell from 2000 only but we want to understand why. So i'm trying to add trace(t) in cdboaPreTrans procedure but it prints...
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Runtime Stack Overflow in Recursive Functions
I have implemented a recursive function to explore a circuit hierarchically at the schematic level.However, for large circuits, such as top-level blocks, I get the following error: p, li { white-space:...
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What is the best way to stream out a cellview that contains pcell instance
When I stream out the cellview that contains pcell install, i usually set the options with "Convert Pcells to Geometry" and "Convert Paths to Polygons" checked.But after streaming out and streaming in,...
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How to delete the original layer after leLayerAndNot
I want to substract layer2 from layer1. Though leLayerAndNot can do this, the original layer1&2 were left.How to remove the orignal layers?Is there a function like dbDeleteLayer?
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image in form: possible?
Hi all,I'm working ona custom GUI form in a layout in Virtuoso using SKILL. This form is to automate a part of an analoguedesign that otherwise takes a few days work. Since this is done every week (we...
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ADE XL corner models editing with SKILL
Hello I have following script which is editing ADE_XL corner's model paths: procedure(adxlCornerModelsEdit() let((sess sdbh cornerName cHandle model_list modellist_handle model corner_list...
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