techGetDeviceClass

techGetDeviceClass(
d_techID
t_deviceName
t_viewName 
) 
=> l_types / t_type / nil

Description

Returns a list of the names of all device types defined with the specified view in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: devices section. If you specify a device name, this function returns the device type of that device.

For more information about the devices section, see Technology File Devices in Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.

Arguments

d_techID	The database identifier of the technology database.
t_deviceName	The device name. Valid values: Name of an existing device, nil
t_viewName	The view name defined for the device type.

Value Returned

l_types	A list of device type names of all device types defined with the specified view in the current technology database. If you specify a device name, returns one device type name.
t_type	The device type name of the device specified by deviceName.
nil	The technology database or device does not exist.

Examples

techGetDeviceClass(tfID "MOS1" "layout")
=> "guardring"

Returns the device type, guardring, of the MOS1 layout device.

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