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Virtuoso Automated Chip Assembly Routing Flow Guide
Product Version IC23.1, October 2023

Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair Form

To open the Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair form, double-click a diffpair constraint in the DiffPair column on the Nets tab. Alternatively, double-click a diffpair constraint in the DiffPair column on the DiffPair tab.

The Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair form has the following components:

Toolbar

Lets you copy and delete a constraint.

Fields

Lets you specify the options for bus constraints.

Toolbar

The following table lists the functions of the different buttons on the Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair form toolbar.

Icon Command Description

Copy Constraint Group

Lets you copy the constraint group.

Delete Constraint Group

Lets you delete the constraint group.

Fields

The Process Rule Override Editor: DiffPair form lets you specify the options for bus constraints.

Field Description

Group Name

Lets you specify the group name for the constraint.

Constraint Group Name

Lets you select a constraint group to use for seeding the values.

# Via Cuts

Specifies the number of cuts for each cut layer matching a valid via.

Tolerance

Lets you specify absolute tolerance when matching shield lengths.

Same Mask

Lets you select the same mask option. The same mask options are determined by the number of masks per layer defined in a given technology file. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 options are available.

An empty value in the Same Mask field indicates that the group has no same mask constraints.

The value any appears as an option in the Same Mask field regardless of the number of masks defined in the technology file.

Top Layer

Lets you select the preferred top routing layer.

Bottom Layer

Lets you select the preferred bottom routing layer.

Width/Space

Toggles to display the width and spacing layer table.

Layer

Displays the name of the layer.

Min W

Lets you specify the minimum width to be used for the layer.

Max W

Lets you specify the maximum width to be used for the layer.

Min S

Lets you specify the minimum spacing to be used for the layer.

Related Topics

Opening Routing Constraint Manager

Virtuoso Routing Constraint Manager

Routing Constraint Manager User Interface


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