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Virtuoso Technology Data SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, June 2023

techSetLayerAbbrev

techSetLayerAbbrev(
d_techID
tx_layer 
t_layerAbbrev
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Updates the abbreviation of the specified layer in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: techLayers subsection in the layerDefinitions section; it lists the layers that can be used.

When specifying a layer name abbreviation, consider the possibility of shortened names being displayed in selection windows.

Arguments

d_techID

The database identifier of the technology database.

tx_layer

The layer name or number.

t_layerAbbrev

The new abbreviation for the layer name.

Valid values: Any string of seven characters or less

Value Returned

t

The layer abbreviation was successfully updated.

nil

The technology database does not exist or does not define the layer.

Example

techSetLayerAbbrev(tfID 16 "met2")

Updates the abbreviation of layer number 16 to met2 in the technology database identified by tfID.

techSetLayerAbbrev(tfID "metal2" "met2")

Updates the abbreviation of the metal2 layer to met2 in the technology database identified by tfID.


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