diff --git a/src/doc/doc/manual/lvs_connect.xml b/src/doc/doc/manual/lvs_connect.xml index 6e99e3080..73e0cb454 100644 --- a/src/doc/doc/manual/lvs_connect.xml +++ b/src/doc/doc/manual/lvs_connect.xml @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ connect(metal2, via1) With this definition, the netlist extractor is able to detect the fault and raise a warning or an error (in top level mode). The warning is shown on the log tab and indicates incomplete wiring plus - details about the disconnected subnets, formed by the soft connection. + details about the subnets, separated by the soft connections.
@@ -481,4 +481,22 @@ soft_connect(b, a) layer second.
++ Soft connections and must connect nets (aka "connect_explicit" and "connect_implicit") + serve the same purpose - to detect incomplete wiring. Typically they are used + together, such as doing "connect_implicit" on VDD nets and "connect_explicit" + on VDD and NWELL nets if the schematic circuits do not feature an explicit + NWELL pin. +
+ ++ Soft connections are checked before connect_explicit and connect_implicit + are executed. This means, that soft connection errors cannot be masked by + declaring them "must connect". On the other hand, that is not a real issue + as both checks would raise an warning or error (in the top-level case). + It would only be a different kind of warning. +
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