argument to "lef write" take an optional value which is a setback
distance, similar to "-hide", but specifically for limiting the
distance that pins can extend into the center of a macro.
to stop the search whenever a cell is not found. Used this to implement
a new option for GDS writes, "gds undefined allow|disallow" (default
"disallow") controls whether or not GDS with undefined references will
be allowed to be written. Similarly affects CIF and LEF writes, extraction,
and DRC (when running "drc check" from the top).
I'm seeing warnings when parsing a DEF with BLOCKAGES in it:
DEF read, Line 572201 (Message): Unknown keyword "BLOCKAGES" in DEF file; ignoring.
DEF read, Line 572202 (Message): Unknown keyword "-" in DEF file; ignoring.
DEF read, Line 572205 (Error): END statement out of context.
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Corrected the "lef write -hide" command option so that obstructions
outside of the boundary are included in the obstruction list, in
addition to the block inside. This had previously been done
correctly for use with the "setback" option but would fail only
for setback = 0.
Ghazy) to read pin uses from a DEF file, including the three types
that are not defined by the LEF format (go figure). Expanded the
bitmask of label flags to include the additional use types. Also
shifted the label flag bitmask up to make additional room for more
port number, as there is no point in having unused bits in the
bitmask.
defMakeInverseLayerMap() from returning complete contact types when used
by the lefWrite command when writing LEF macros, which contain cut layers
but not entire contacts.
on cells with multiple ports per pin. As written, the code was
erasing all labels before creating a new port label, which would
erase all previous port labels. This should have been done only on
the first port.
read". While "lef read" normally annotates existing layout, this
option ensures that no additional cells are created from macros in
the input LEF file. (2) Added a check on the "Input off lambda grid"
warning during CIF/GDS input such that it is not repeated once issued,
as it tends to be output many times when it occurs.
are considered an exception to the "-toplayer" restriction; this is
because masterslice well/substrate layers will affect the electrical
connectivity between port and sustrate or well.
command when annotating an existing layout from a LEF database, if
there is a port in the layout that is shadowed by a label with the
same name that is not a port.
that produces a result that looks like "lef write -hide" in the middle
but "lef write" around the edge. Can be useful for catching all the
detail around the edges but obscuring/simplifying the bulk of the cell
interior.
at the end of a macro output, even if it is not part of a library.
According to some commercial tools, this is what is expected, even
though the use of "END LIBRARY" is never explained in the LEF/DEF
spec.
for geometry on MASTERSLICE layers (which was inadvertantly broken),
and (2) Added option "lef write -toplayer", which outputs pin geometry
only for the topmost layer belonging to a pin, with connected layers
underneath being designated as obstructions.
caused by the new bloat-all with templayers, which used the distance
record in the bloat structure differently than the other bloat
functions, and therefore was messing up the enumeration of layers
needing to be handled by the hierarchical output. This was probably
also wrong for the existing bloat-all function, which might explain
some problems recently with the GDS output.
"lef write", which had one typo in the formatting, plus was using
a static string method for generating the formatted output that was
implementation-dependent on fprintf(). These have been fixed.
minimum manufacturing grid (normally 1000 but can be altered by the
"angstroms" flag in the cifoutput section, and by "gridlimit").
The output values then are truncated such that the floating-point
output value, when multiplied by the UNITS value, is always an
integer. e.g., "gridlimit 5" will change UNITS to 200, and values
will be minimum precision 0.005, or 5 nanometers.
probably needs revisiting, because "lef write" and "lef writeall"
need handling to generate the PROPERTYDEFINITIONS block for the
PROPERTY entries to be correct.
Dan Moore
Tim Edwards
Anton Blanchard
Tim 'mithro' Ansell