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Virtuoso Multi-Patterning Technology User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Optional Arguments

-libPath path

Specifies the full path to the library.

-cell cellName

Processes only cellviews in the library with this cell name.

-view viewName

Processes only cellviews in the library with this view name. The cell (-cell) must also be specified.

-copyTo path

Copies the library to the specified path before processing.

-clear colorSpec

Clears the colorSpec bits in the design. Cannot be used with -removeData, -repair, or -report arguments.

-report colorSpec

Scans the design for color data with set colorSpec bits. Cannot be used with -clear, -removeData, or -repair arguments.

-removeData

Removes the advanced node coloring information from the design. Cannot be used with -clear, -repair, or -report arguments.

-repair

Repairs data inconsistency issues found in the advanced node coloring data. Cannot be used with -clear, -removeData, or -report arguments.

-checkColorVer

Reports the current coloring data version for each cellview and whether it can be reduced. Cannot be used with -clear, -reduceColorVer, -removeData, -repair, or -report arguments.

-reduceColorVer

Reduces the current coloring data version to the lowest possible value that supports the coloring (MPT) features in the cellview. The version reduction preserves coloring information and enables the data to be edited in earlier product versions that support the new coloring data version. Cannot be used with -clear, -checkColorVer, -removeData, -repair, or -report arguments.

-h, -help

Prints the usage message.

-logFile logfilename

Specifies the output log file.

Default: mptScan.log

-noInfo msgIds

Prevents the specified INFO message IDs from being output.

-noWarning msgIds

Prevents the specified WARNING message IDs from being output.

-templateFile file

Uses the specified file containing the arguments to be used when running this command.

-v

Prints the tool, format, and library information.

-verbose

Outputs additional information during processing.

-version

Prints the tool and format version information.


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