minArea

Specifies the minimum metal area for non-rectangular polygon shapes in user units².

To specify the minimum area allowed for rectangular shapes on a layer, use the oaMinRectArea constraint.

minArea Quick Reference

Constraint Type	Layer
Value Types	AreaValue
Database Types	Design, Technology
Scope	design, foundry
Category	Area
Group Operators	AND, OR

Value Type

AreaValue

Specifies the minimum area in user units2 for any shape on the layer.

Examples

The following example, sets the minimum area for non-rectangular shapes on Metal1 to 5.0 user units².

set_layer_constraint -constraint minArea -layer Metal1 -AreaValue 5.0

Related Topics

Area Constraints

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