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

techGetPrRoutingDirection

techGetPrRoutingDirection(
d_techID 
tx_layer
) 
=> t_direction / nil

Description

Returns the direction assigned to the specified routing layer technology database. ASCII technology file location: routingDirections subsection in the layerRules section.

Arguments

d_techID

The database identifier of the technology database.

tx_layer

The layer for which you want to get the usage.

Valid values: The layer name, the layer number

Value Returned

t_direction

The preferred direction assigned to the specified layer. If the layer is listed but no direction is assigned, returns none.

nil

The technology database does not exist, the layer is not a routing layer, or no direction is specified for the layer.

Example

techGetPrRoutingDirection(tfID "METAL6")
=> "vertical"

Returns the direction (vertical) assigned to the layer METAL6 in the technology database identified by tfID.


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