techCreateCustomViaDef
techCreateCustomViaDef(
d_techID
t_viaDefName
d_cellviewID
t_layer1Name
t_layer2Name
)
=> d_viaDefID / nil
Description
Creates a custom via definition in the specified technology database and associates it with the specified cellview.
Arguments
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d_techID
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The database identifier of the technology database.
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t_viaDefName
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The name of the custom via definition to create.
Valid values: Any string unique in the database
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d_cellviewID
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The database identifier of the master cellview with which to associate the custom via definition.
The cellview must be of type via and can be associated with only one custom via definition.
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t_layer1Name
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The name of the bottom layer of the via.
Valid values: A string that is the name of a valid layer defined in the technology database
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t_layer2Name
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The name of the top layer of the via.
Valid values: A string that is the name of a valid layer defined in the technology database
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Value Returned
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d_viaDefID
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The custom via definition was created successfully with the database identifier viaDefID.
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nil
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The technology database does not exist or the specified cellview or one or both of the layers are not defined in the technology database.
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Example
techCreateCustomViaDef(tfID "viaDef1" cvID "metal1" "metal2")
=> db:0x03b7a18c
Creates the via definition named viaDef1, which is associated with the cellview identified by cvID in the technology database identified by tfID, and returns its database identifier.
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