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Width Spacing Patterns

Pattern Flips

Identification of the First Period

Repeat Modes

Width Spacing Pattern Support in Virtuoso Tools

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Width Spacing Pattern Definition

Technology Database WSPs

Creating a User-Defined Purpose for WSPs

Display Resource File

Design WSPs

Creating and Modifying WSPs

Importing WSPs from Another Design

Generation of WSPs from Existing Shapes

Generate of WSPs from Existing Shapes

Specifying WSP Options

SKILL Functions for Width Spacing Patterns

Technology Database SKILL Functions

Design Database SKILL Functions

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Track Pattern Assistant

Launching the Track Pattern Assistant

Track Pattern Assistant Scope

Track Pattern Assistant Toolbar

Track Pattern Table

Expanding and Collapsing the Layers

Enabling and Disabling WSSPDefs

Showing and Hiding WSSPDefs and SPDefs

Specifying the Active Patterns

Showing WSSPDef Information

Controlling the Visibility of Track Patterns

Track Pattern Assistant Filters

Saving and Restoring Filter Settings

Choosing the Track Pattern Display Mode

Committing Active WSSPDefs as Global Defs

Creating Width Spacing Pattern Regions

Editing Width Spacing Pattern Regions

Stretching Width Spacing Pattern Regions

Choosing the Global Grid Settings

Pulling Up Patterns from a Subcell

Pushing down WSSPDefs in EIP

Pushing down WSSPDefs in Hierarchy

Launching the WSP Manager

Launching the WSP Active Checker

Track Pattern Assistant Customization

Creation and Editing of Related Snap Pattern Group

Generating Shapes for Layout Verification

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WSP Forms Reference

Create/Edit Related Snap Pattern Group

Shape Generator

WSP Manager

Edit

Import

Derive

Options

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WSP Environment Variables

activateNewPatterns

activeSetsVisibility

autoClearOnLayerChange

autoComputePeriod

defNameEditing

enableAutoPushdown

firstTrackOffset

hoff

ignoreBlockagesForInit

ignoreL0Pins

importCellName

importLibName

importViewName

includeBlockages

patternRepeat

period

periodOffset

pushdownLayers

removePriorPushdown

renameDefs

repeatOffset

shiftColor

showFCG

showFCGGUI

smartSnap

spacingMode

syncActive

tpaAutoRegionNameFromRSP

tpaFilterFile

tpaShowDisabled

tpaShowWSPBtn

trackColor

trackColumns

useAspectRatio

usePaletteVisibility

verbose

wspTemplateCell

wspTemplateFile

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