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1

Chip Assembly Routing

Environment Setup for Chip Assembly Routing Flow

2

Routing Assistant

Accessing the Routing Assistant

Loading, Saving, and Deleting a Routing Preset

Loading a Preset

Saving a Preset

Deleting a Preset

Routing Assistant User Interface for Chip Assembly Routing Flow

Routing Assistant Toolbar

Routing Assistant Tabs

Routing Assistant Command Buttons

3

Chip Assembly Routing Configuration

Configuring Chip Assembly Routing Settings

Checking Layout Routability in Chip Assembly

Routing in Automatic Mode

Improving Routing Results

Deleting Routed Nets

Generating Shields

Viewing and Analyzing Chip Assembly Routing Results

4

Virtuoso Routing Constraint Manager

Opening Routing Constraint Manager

Routing Constraint Manager User Interface

Routing Constraint Manager Toolbar

Routing Constraint Manager Summary Information

Routing Constraint Manager Tabs

Routing Constraint Manager Context-Sensitive Menus

Manage Constraints

Viewing and Hiding Columns in Routing Constraint Manager

Saving and Deleting Column Visibility Preset File

Saving Column Visibility Preset

Deleting a Column Visibility Preset

Loading Routing Constraints

Creating and Deleting a Constraint Group

Creating a Constraint Group

Deleting a Constraint Group

Adding and Removing a Net from a Constraint Group

Adding a Net to a Constraint Group

Removing a Net from a Constraint Group

Setting up a Constraint on a Net

Deleting a Constraint

Removing a Net from a Constraint

Creating a Shield Constraint

Creating a Bus Constraint and Routing the Buses

Selecting Nets in Navigator

Editing a Constraint

Checks for Routing Constraints

Shield Checks

Checking Routing Constraints

5

Chip Assembly Routing Flow Environment Variables

check_displayLog

check_existingDRCs

check_generateMarkers

check_nets

check_overwriteLog

check_supplyNets

postRouteTrigger

preRouteTrigger

results_nets

results_netsWithin

results_supplyNets

route_defaultRoutedView

route_deletePreroutes

route_deleteShieldTies

route_deleteShields

route_deleteSpines

route_deleteWiresAndVias

route_detailRoute

route_detailRoutePasses

route_displayLog

route_generateShield

route_globalRoute

route_globalRoutePasses

route_nets

route_netsWithin

route_optimizeRoute

route_optimizeRoutePasses

route_overwriteLog

route_removeShortsAndDRCs

route_removeShortsAndDRCsPasses

route_routedLoc

route_saveRoutingOnly

route_supplyNets

route_tieShield

setup_checkDRCsAfterRouting

setup_coverObstructions

setup_cutKeepouts

setup_extractConnectivityAfterRouting

setup_insertTrim

setup_offsetVia

setup_pinDirectionWidth

setup_pinFit

setup_postRouteCmdFileName

setup_preRouteCmdFileName

setup_protectExistingRouting

setup_rotateVia

setup_taper

setup_taperDown

setup_taperUp

setup_usePostRouteCmdFile

setup_usePreRouteCmdFile

setup_useTrackBasedRouting

setup_viaStackCuts

setup_viaStackOption

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Routing-Related Forms

Axis Editor Form

Constraint Checker Form

Design Process Rule Override Editor Form

Toolbar

Fields

Load Constraints Form

Process Rule Override Editor Form

Toolbar

Fields

Max Resistance Editor Form

Process Rule Override Editor: Bus Form

Toolbar

Fields

Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair Form

Toolbar

Fields

Process Rule Override Editor: Match Form

Toolbar

Fields

Process Rule Override Editor: NetClass Form

Process Rule Override Editor: Symmetry Form

Toolbar

Fields

Shield Process Rule Override Editor Form

Toolbar

Fields

Specify Routed Cellview

Virtuoso Pre-Route Browser

Pre-Route Browser Toolbar

Results Table

Virtuoso Routing Results Browser

Routing Results Browser Toolbar

Results Table

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