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Virtuoso Space-based Router Constraint Reference
Product Version IC23.1, June 2023

maxWidth

Sets the maximum width for any shape on the specified layer.

maxWidth Quick Reference

Constraint Type

Layer

Value Types

Value

Database Types

Design, Technology

Scope

design, foundry

Category

Length and Width

Value Type

maxWidth constraints have a Value representing the maximum width for any shape on the specified layer.

Examples

This example sets the maximum width of shapes on Metal3 to 2.5 μm.

Format Example

Tcl

set_layer_constraint -constraint maxWidth -layer Metal3 -Value 2.5

LEF

LAYER Metal3
TYPE ROUTING ;
MAXWIDTH 2.5 ;

Virtuoso

spacings(
(maxWidth "Metal3" 2.5)
)

Related Topics

Length and Width Constraints

minBumpoutEdgeLength

Specifies the minimum length for an edge that touches two outer vertices and a minimum step edge.

minBumpoutEdgeLength Quick Reference

Constraint Type

Layer

Value Types

Value

Database Types

Design, Technology

Scope

design, foundry

Category

Length and Width

Value Type

minBumpoutEdgeLength constraints specify the minimum length, in user units, for an edge that touches two outer vertices and a minimum step edge shorter than minLength.

Parameter

Examples

This example requires an edge to be greater than or equal to 0.15 user units in length if it touches two outside vertices and an edge that is shorter than 0.05 user units.

Edge

Edge Length

Adjacent Edge1

Adjacent Edge2

Status

A

0.05

0.59

0.07

Constraint does not apply

B

0.05

0.01

0.01

Violation, edge length < 0.15

C

0.07

0.03

0.03

Violation, edge length < 0.15

D

0.05

0.05

0.05

Constraint does not apply

E

0.17

0.03

0.03

OK, edge length >= 0.15

F

0.05

0.03

0.59

Violation, edge length < 0.15

G

0.59

0.05

0.05

Constraint does not apply

Format Example

Tcl

set_constraint_parameter -name minLength -Value 0.05
set_layer_constraint -constraint minBumpoutEdgeLength \
-layer Metal3 -Value 0.15

Related Topics

Length and Width Constraints


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