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

Virtuoso Routing Results Browser

The Virtuoso Routing Results Browser shows routing information for each net in the design. It is a read-only dialog box. The table in the Routing Results Browser has all the same controls as Virtuoso Routing Constraint Manager in terms of sorting, filtering, and selection.

The Routing Results Browser has the following components:

Routing Results Browser Toolbar

Lets you access the button to show the type of nets for which results are to be displayed.

Results Table

Displays the routing results for various nets.

Routing Results Browser Toolbar

The following table describes the Routing Results Browser toolbar buttons.

Icon Command Description

Save Table Content

Saves the content of the results table in the Routing_results.xml file.

Show Routed Nets

Toggles display of the routed nets in the design.

Show Unrouted Nets

Toggles display of the open nets in the design.

Show Signal Nets

Toggles display of the signal nets in the design.

Show Supply Nets

Toggles display of the supply or power nets in the design.

Snapshot Selected

Toggles display of the selected nets in the design. If the Snapshot Selected is switched ON then the table displays only the nets that are currently selected in the Navigator assistant or layout canvas.

Synchronize Snapshot

Synchronizes the net selection in Routing Results Browser with the ones that are currently selected in the Navigator assistant or layout canvas

This option synchronizes in conjunction with the Snapshot Selected option. Once you have created a snapshot of selected nets, the Synchronize Snapshot button updates the snapshot to match what is now selected in the Navigator assistant or layout canvas.

Select All

Selects all the nets that are displayed in the Routing Results Browser.

Deselect All

Deselects all the nets that are displayed in the Routing Results Browser.

Refresh Table

Refreshes the results table in the Routing Results Browser.

Ideal Wire Length Computation

Lets you select the method or algorithm for calculating the ideal wire length. The different methods or algorithms of routing are: MST, Steiner, and Spine.

Results Table

The following table describes the columns displayed in Routing Results Browser.

Column Description

Net

Displays the name of the net.

Rule Violations

Displays the number of rule violations.

Symmetry Violations

Displays the number of symmetry violations.

Matched Length Violations

Displays the number of matched length violations.

Shield Violations

Displays the number of shield violations.

Opens

Display the number of opens for each net in the design.

Shorts

Displays the number of shorts for each net in the design.

DRCs

Displays the number of design rule check errors for each net in the design.

Wirelength

Displays the total length of the routing for each net.

Vias

Displays the total number of vias used to route the net.

Ratio

Displays the ratio of the estimated routing length (spine style) versus the actual routing length.

Pin count

Displays the total number of pins for each net in the design.

Manhattan X

It is the x-distance of the union box of all the nets pin boxes.

Manhattan Y

It is the y-distance of the union box of all the nets pin boxes.

Related Topics

Routing Assistant

Accessing the Routing Assistant

Routing Assistant User Interface for Chip Assembly Routing Flow


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