Validating Ports Created for Clarity Models

To validate all the ports in the ports table:

• Click Validate Ports on the Ports tab.
  Virtuoso validates all ports. If the ports do not follow the rules, it displays warning messages in CIW.

A port is considered as valid when the following criteria are met:

• The end edges of a port are fully enclosed in metal
• The port is not touching any other port or metal between the end edges
• The port does not touch or overlap any other port

Running port validation in the Electromagnetic Solver assistant ensures that these errors are not reported by the simulator. If you do not validate the ports in Virtuoso, the EM simulator identifies these issues, and fails to run simulations.