techGetLayerName

techGetLayerName( 
d_techID 
x_layerNumber 
) 
=> t_layerName / nil

Description

Returns the name of the layer associated with the specified layer number defined in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: techLayers subsection in the layerDefinitions section; it lists the layers that can be used.

For more information about techLayers, see techLayers in Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.

Arguments

d_techID

The database identifier of the technology database.

x_layerNumber

The layer number.

Valid values: An integer from 0 through 232-1.

Layers numbered from 195 through 255 are reserved for the system, as are layers numbered from 232-1025 through 232-1.

Value Returned

t_layerName	The layer name.
`nil`	The technology database does not exist or the layer is not defined in the technology database.

Example

techGetLayerName(techID 1) 
=> "nwell"

Returns the layer name nwell for layer number 1.

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Virtuoso Technology Data SKILL ReferenceProduct Version IC23.1, June 2023