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Virtuoso Space-based Router Command Reference
Product Version IC23.1, September 2023

add_physical_layer

add_physical_layer 
-name s_layerName 
-number i_layerNum 
-material {nWell | pWell | nDiff | nlmplant | plmplant | poly | contactlessMetal | metal | cut} 
-mask_number i_maskNum 
[ -no_save ] 
[ -tech_lib s_techName ]

Description

Adds a physical layer to the design in the active window. The given layer and number cannot exist in the technology file.

Use of this command can change the data in your technology database file, tech.db, and should be used with caution because others in your group might also be using the file.

Arguments

-mask_number i_maskNum

  

Specifies the mask number. The order of the layer stack is set by the mask number sequence.

-material

Specifies the material type for the layer. Valid choices are nWell, pWell, nDiff, nlmplant, plmplant, poly, contactlessMetal, metal and cut.

-name s_layerName

Specifies the name to assign to the layer.

-no_save

Prevents the information in this command from being saved to the tech.db file. Changes are only made to the library in memory.

-number i_layerNum

Specifies the layer number.

-tech_lib s_techName

Adds the layer to the specified OpenAccess technology library.

Use this argument before opening the design.

Related Topics

Technology Commands


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