Abutment in Virtuoso Photonics Solution (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

When using the Virtuoso Photonics Solution with the Virtuoso_Photonics_Option license checked out, Layout XL enables abutment of Pcells. For photonic designs, this implies that Layout XL supports the abutment of optical waveguides.

If you set the phoAbutNonPcells environment variable to t, Layout XL also supports the abutment of non-Pcell instances with Pcell instances and other non-Pcell instances. During non-Pcell abutment, top-level pins can abut with instance pins. By default, instance pins on the same pin layer are abutted and aligned at the center.

For photonic designs, waveguide abutment is also supported.

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phoAbutNonPcells (Virtuoso Photonics Option)