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Extraction Setup and Configuration

Use of the extraction features requires setting certain keywords and data blocks in the technology file. This section describes these entries. There are two types of entries: keyword descriptions in the various physical layer blocks, and device blocks, which appear after the layer blocks in the technology file. In addition, the user may wish to further customize the technology file by adding scripts which perform some extraction-related function, such as generating temporary layers.

If the user wishes to define a customized format for physical or electrical netlist output, an entry in the format library file can be added. The format library contains scripts which provide formatting for the commands in the Extract Menu that produce netlists. Section 13.1.4 provides more information on this capability.



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Stephen R. Whiteley 2012-04-01