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Virtuoso Parameterized Cell SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, August 2023

dbUpdatePcellCache

dbUpdatePcellCache(
[ t_libName ] 
[ t_cellName ] 
[ t_viewName ] 
[ g_checkTimeStamp ]
)
=> t / nil

Description

Updates and saves the submasters that exist in cache by re-evaluating the Pcells. If Library, cell, and view is specified, it updates the submasters only for the specified supermaster.

It does not consider any existing submaster in virtual memory.

If the number or type of Pcell parameters get changed, all the submasters corresponding to that Pcell supermaster are deleted from the cache.

This SKILL function does not does not support schematic (and symbol) Pcells. For more information, contact Cadence Support.

Arguments

t_libName

Specifies the name of the library.

t_cellName

Specifies the name of the cell.

t_viewName

Specifies the name of the view.

g_checkTimeStamp

Whether to check the time stamp for updating the cache. If set to true, then it will update only for those super masters whose time stamp have been changed. Else, it will update for all the supermasters.

Default: False.

Related Topics

Express Pcells

Maintaining the PDK Version in the Express Pcell Cache


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