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Technology Database Checker Forms
This appendix describes the following TechDB Checker forms:
- Virtuoso Technology Database Checker Form
- Check These Tools Form
- Layers Checked Form
- TOOL Form
- Tool Form for Missing Constraints
- Tool Form for Found Constraints
- Layer Form for Missing Constraints
- Layer Form for Found Constraints
- Log and Report Text Window
Virtuoso Technology Database Checker Form
Virtuoso Technology Database Checker is the main form that appears when you start TechDB Checker. You access all the TechDB Checker features from this form.
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Opens the Check These Tools Form. |
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Opens the Layers Checked Form. |
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Starts investigating the technology database of the PDK library selected in Process PDK Name. |
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Opens the TOOL Form that contains details about the required and optional information in various sections of the technology database for the tool selected in the Tools tab. |
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Displays the technology file content associated with the PDK library selected in Process PDK Name. |
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See for “Viewing Logs”. |
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- “Running TechDB Checker”
- “Analyzing Results”
- “Viewing the Technology File”
- “Viewing Tool Requirements”
- “Viewing Logs”
Check These Tools Form
The Check These Tools form appears when you click the Tools Checked button. From this form, select the tools for which TechDB Checker must inspect the technology database associated with the selected Process PDK Name.
- “Running TechDB Checker”
- “Viewing Tools Compliance Results”
- “Viewing Tool Requirements”
- “Viewing the Summary Report”
Layers Checked Form
The Layers Checked form appears when you click the Layers Checked button. From this form, select the layers for which TechDB Checker must inspect the technology database associated with the selected Process PDK Name.
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Lists all layer sections in the technology database associated with the selected Process PDK Name. Select a layer section to display its layers in the Layers area. |
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Lists all the layers belonging to the selected Layer Source. This area provides a checkbox for each layer. Select the checkbox corresponding to a layer for instructing TechDB Checker to inspect the technology database for compliance with that layer. |
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- “Running TechDB Checker”
- “Viewing Functions Compliance Results”
- “Viewing Tools Compliance Results”
- “Viewing the Summary Report”
- “Viewing the Detailed Report”
TOOL Form
The TOOL: ToolName form appears when you select a tool listed under the Tools tab and click Dump Tool/Constraint Spreadsheet. This form displays the required and optional constraints in a technology database for the selected Cadence tool. This information helps you identify the technology database sections and subsections that TechDB Checker uses to base its reports.
Tool Form for Missing Constraints
The Tool: ToolName form appears when you double-click a tool record in the Tools tab. This form lists the required and optional constraints that are missing, duplicate, and conflicting in the technology database for the selected tool.
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Displays details of the missing, duplicate, conflicting, and under relevant categories and columns. These constraints are associated with the selected record in the Tools tab. |
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Opens the Tool form with details of the tool constraints that TechDB Checker found in the technology database for the tool selected in the Tools tab. |
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Opens the constraint details in a text file for printing and saving. |
Tool Form for Found Constraints
The Tool: ToolName form, which displays the constraints found in the technology database for a tool, appears when you click the Show Constraints Found button in the Tool Form for Missing Constraints. It lists the required and optional constraints that are present in the technology database for the tool selected in the Tools tab.
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Displays details of the required and optional constraints found in the technology database under relevant categories and columns. These constraints are associated with the selected record in the Tools tab. |
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Opens the constraint details in a text file for printing and saving. |
Layer Form for Missing Constraints
The Layer: LayerName form appears when you double-click a layer record in the Functions tab. This form lists the required and optional constraints that are missing in the technology database for tool enablement. It provides an interface to view TechDB Checker results on the basis of layers, as opposed to tool-based results available in the Tool Form for Missing Constraints form.
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Displays details of the required and optional constraints that are missing from the technology database under relevant categories and columns. These constraints are associated with the record selected in the Functions tab. This area also displays the list of tools that require or support the constraints. |
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Opens the Layer form with details of the constraints that TechDB Checker found in the technology database for the layer selected in the Functions tab. |
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Opens the constraint details in a text file for printing and saving. |
Layer Form for Found Constraints
The Layer: LayerName form, which displays the constraints found in the technology database for the layer, appears when you click Show Constraints Found in the Layer Form for Missing Constraints. It lists the required and optional constraints that are present in the technology database for the layer record selected in the Functions tab.
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Displays details of the required and optional constraints found in the technology database under relevant categories and columns. These constraints are associated with the selected record in the Functions tab. This area also displays the list of tools that require or support the constraints. |
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Opens the constraint details in a text file for printing and saving. |
Log and Report Text Window
TechDB Checker displays the following content in a text window:
- Summary Report
- Detailed Report
- Technology File
- Log
- Tool compliance results for saving and printing
- Layer compliance results for saving and printing
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