Product Documentation

Virtuoso Layout Suite XL: Connectivity Driven Editing User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Contents

1

Technology File Requirements for Layout XL

Prerequisites for Using the Layout XL Connectivity Extractor

Prerequisites for Using Virtuoso Photonics Solution (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

Connectivity Rules

validLayers – Layer-Purpose Pairs Specification

validLayers – Stop Layers Specification

validLayers – Enclosed Stop Layers Specification

validLayers – Color-Dependent Stopped and Stop Layers Specification

validLayers – Bulk Area Layers Specification

validLayers – Substrate Layer Specification

Parallel Connectivity Stacks

FDSOI Connectivity Stack

Connection Requiring an Extra Layer

2

Connectivity Source Preparation

Schematic Design Elements

Design Variables

Design Constraints

One-to-Many Mapping of Instance or Pin

One-to-Many Mapping with Iterated Instances and Bus Pins

Properties in Layout XL

Pins and Pin Names in Layout XL

Extra Pins in the Symbol or Layout Views

External Connections

3

Physical Hierarchy Configuration

LAM Files and Configuration Views

Data Conversion to Use the Layout XL Schema

Data Conversion Flow for the Layout XL Schema

Schematic Library Conversion

Layout Design Conversion

Launching Configure Physical Hierarchy

Configure Physical Hierarchy Window

Configure Physical Hierarchy: License Requirements

Hierarchy Configuration Mode in CPH

Hierarchy Configuration Instances Table

Hierarchy Configuration Cells Table

Marking Cells for Virtual Hierarchy Creation

Specifying Logical to Physical Mappings for the Components in CPH

Mapping Parameter and Terminal Names

How to Ignore Components in Physical Hierarchy

Ignoring a Cell for Generation or Check Against Source

Ignoring an Instance or Occurrence for Generation or Check

Splitting Mfactored Devices

Splitting Sfactored Devices

Splitting Fingered Devices

Ignoring Parasitic Devices

Setting the Instance Stop Level

Specification To Check Parameters

Checking a Parameter on a Cellview

Checking a Parameter on an Instance or Occurrence

Ignore Parameters and Terminals

Ignoring a Parameter on a Cellview

Ignoring a Parameter on an Instance or Occurrence.

Rounding Parameter Values

Syntax for Rounding Parameter Values

How to Control CPH with Schematic Properties

Component Types Mode in CPH

Component Types Cells Table

Defining a Design-Level Component Type

Modifying a Component Type

Removing a Component Type

Soft Block Mode

Soft Block Instances Table

Soft Block Table Folders

Setting the Cell Type

Setting the Cell Type using the Shortcut Menu

Setting the Cell Type from the CIW

Defining Soft Block Parameters

Specifying the Boundary

Creating a Fixed Rectangular Boundary

Creating a Non-Fixed Rectangular Boundary

Creating a Polygonal Boundary

Adding an Area Estimator Function for Layout Generation

Specifying I/O Pins

Specifying LayerHalo Obstructions

Specifying Cover Obstructions

Comparison between LayerHalo and Cover Obstructions

Removing Soft Block Parameters

Creating a Physical Binding

Loading Soft Block Parameters from Another Cellview

Saving and Loading Soft Block Parameters to a Floorplan File

Generating the Physical Hierarchy

4

Device Abutment

Prerequisites for Automatic Device Abutment in Layout XL

Pcell Set Up for Abutment

Automatic Mirroring and Pin Permutation During Abutment

Automatic Abutment Flow

Sample Parameterized Cells Set Up for Abutment

Creating CMOS Pcells to Use with Abutment

Multiple Pins Abutment

Automatic Device Abutment

Chaining Transistors Automatically during Layout Generation

Chaining Transistors Automatically when Updating Components and Nets

Manual Device Abutment

Chaining Devices Interactively

Chaining Devices Using the Shortcut Menu

Removing a Device from a Chain

Chaining Devices when Generating Selected From Source

Moving Chained Transistors

Viewing Extended Chain in Navigator

Debugging Abutment

Using the Debug Assistant

Abutment of Dummy Shapes in Pcells

Dummy Shape Abutment Setup

Abutment in Virtuoso Photonics Solution (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

Abutment Function Flow

Abutment Event 5

Abutment Event 2

Abutment Event 1

Abutment Event 6

Abutment Event 3

Abutment Event 4

Unabutment Flow

Dummy Abutment Example

5

Layout Generation

Naming Convention during Layout Generation

General Naming Convention

Mfactored Devices and Folded Devices

Series-Connected Devices

lxCombination Devices

Nets in Series-Connected and lxCombination Devices

Constraint Transfer During Layout Generation

Constraint Manager Assistant During Layout Generation

Constraint Mapping in One-to-Many Relationships

Creation and Synchronization of Clusters

Generating a PR Boundary

Constraint-Driven PR Boundary Generation

Moving Generated Components inside the PR Boundary (Placing As In Schematic)

Updating the Placement Status Automatically

Generating All Components from Source

Schematic Parameters when Generating All From Source

Inherited Connections when Generating All From Source

Viewing Ungenerated Instances In Navigator

Specifying the Components to be Generated

I/O Pin Generation

Specifying Default Values for All Pins During Layout Generation

Specifying Values for Selected Pins During Layout Generation

Adding a New Pin During Layout Generation

Creating Pin Labels During Layout Generation

Ignoring Mismatched Pins

Generation of Optical Pins and Chains (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

Generation of RF TLine Chains (Virtuoso MultiTech Framework)

Specifying the Place and Route Boundary During Layout Generation

Preserving Floorplanning Objects and Snap Patterns during Layout Generation

Layout Generation from Source Using SKILL

Placement Modes for Generating Selected Components from Source

Generating Components As In Schematic

Generation of Virtual Hierarchy using Selected Schematic Components

Automatic Snapping of FinFET Devices during Layout Generation

Array Generation

Array Generation - Instances

Array Generation - Modgen

Array Generation - Mosaic

Array Generation - Group Array

Generating an Array

Generating Individual Instances

Generating Individual Pins

Listing Unplaced Components after Layout Generation

Clone Generation

Exact and Non-Exact Matches for Cloning

Types of Clones

Instance Cloning

Clone Source Selection and Target Search and Generation

Searching for and Generating the Clone Target

Editing a Target Structure Before Generation

Instance Cloning Using a Clone Family Constraint

Cloning between Multiple Cellviews

Mfactored Component Cloning

Clone Placement as an Array

Creating a Group Array when Generating Clones

Generating Synchronous Clones

Generating a Family of Synchronous Clones

Exceptions to Synchronous Clone Generation

Editing a Clone in a Synchronized Family

Coloring Synchronization in Synchronous Clones

Updating Clone Families

Verifying a Clone Family

Renaming a Clone Family

Removing a Clone from a Family

Creating a New Clone Family

Adding a Group to an Existing Family

Synchronous Copy Generation

Generating a Synchronous Copy

Managing a Clone Family

Synchronous Copy with syncClone Source Group

Synchronous Copy with Other Source Groups and Different Source Objects

Synchronous Cloning SKILL Functions

Dummy Instance Generation

Creating Dummy Instances

Support for Flexible Connectivity in Dummy Instances

Chaining Dummy Instances

Dummy Instances Backannotation

Net Voltages BackAnnotation

Mosaic Instances Generation

Creating a Mosaic Instance

Viewing a Mosaic Instance in the Navigator Assistant

Layout XL Commands Supported for Mosaic Instances

Layout XL Commands Currently Not Supported

Generating Parameterized Layout Cells (VPLGen)

Basic VPLGen Flow

Creating a VPLGen Core Layout

Setting the Default Layout

Generating VPLGen Pcell Instances

Copying a VPLGen from Layout

Updating VPLGen Pcell Instances

(Non)parameterized Layout Cells Generation (VLGen)

Generating Master Variants

Generating Master Variant

Transparent Layout Hierarchy Generation

Make Cell – Transparent

Make Cell – Connected

Make Cell – Pins Created

Creating a Made Cell

Make Cell Pin Creation

Set Instance as Transparent

Creating a Transparent Instance

Unset a Transparent Instance

Hierarchical Layout Instance Flattening

Flattening a Layout Instance

The Load Physical View Command

Creating, Loading, and Modifying a Source Cellview

Loading Physical Information from Another Cellview

Specifications for Loading Cellview Information from Source to Target Cellview

Load Physical View Summary Report

Pseudoparallel Connections

Defining a Pseudoparallel Connection

Resetting a Pseudoparallel Connection

Generating a Layout without Chaining and Folding on Pseudoparallel Nets

Generating a Layout with Chaining and Folding on Pseudoparallel Nets

Selected Components with Pseudoparallel Nets Generation

6

Layout Editing

Constraint-Aware Editing

Constraint-Aware Editing Considerations

Enabling and Disabling Constraint-Aware Editing Mode

Changing the Appearance of Draglines

Swapping Components

Locking Devices

Unlocking a Device

Adding an Instance in Layout

Assigning Instance Pins to a Net

Viewing Extended Selection for Instances, Pins, and Nets in Navigator

Transistor Folding

Interactive Transistor Folding

Folding a Transistor or FinFET Device

Split-Fingered Device Folding

Folding a Multi-fingered Device to Create Split Fingers

Ignoring Schematic Mfactor during Folding

Unit Identifiers in Layout XL

Pin Permutation

Permuting Pins Manually

Permuting Pins Automatically

Disabling Permutation for an Instance

Incomplete Nets

Incomplete Nets Commands

Showing and Hiding Current Incomplete Nets

Showing Common Incomplete Nets for Selected Instances

Showing Incomplete Nets in Preselection Mode

Behavior by Object Type in Preselection Mode of Incomplete Nets

Showing Incomplete Nets in Postselection Mode

Behavior by Object Type in Postselection Mode of Incomplete Nets

Searching for Specific Incomplete Nets

Showing Newly Created Incomplete Nets Automatically

Assigning Colors to Incomplete Nets

Zooming In on Incomplete Nets

Editing In Place

Soft Block Editing

Changing the Block Type

Changing the Boundary of Soft Blocks

Changing I/O Pin Attributes

Changing Obstructions

Enabling Level-1 Editing Mode

Moving an Object in Level-1 Editing Mode

Stretching an Object in Level-1 Editing Mode

Stretching a Single Edge in Level-1 Editing Mode

Maintaining the Area of a Soft Block during Stretch

Reshaping an Object in Level-1 Editing Mode

Chopping an Object in Level-1 Editing Mode

Soft Block Pins

Creating a Soft Pin

Updating Parameters for a Soft Pin

Deleting a Soft Pin

Creating a Feedthrough Terminal Pin

Updating Parameters for a Feedthrough Terminal Pin

Deleting a Feedthrough Terminal Pin

Snapping Soft Block Pins

Snapping Soft Block Pins to Grid

Snapping All Pins to Grid

Snapping Selected Pins to Grid

Working With Pin Connectivity Models

Supported Pin Connectivity Models

Setting a Pin Connectivity Model

Enabling Smart Display

Accessing Smart Display Options

Display of Mosaics in Abstracted Mode

Guard Rings in Abstracted Mode

Hierarchical Blocks in Abstracted Mode

figGroups in Abstracted Mode

Limitations of Smart Display

Net Name Display

Net Name Filtering

Setting the Net Name Display Options

Composite Waveguides (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

Adding a Waveguide Element

Deleting a Waveguide Element

Changing the Position of a Waveguide Element

Adding an Optical Connector

Waveguide Element Rotation

7

Connectivity Extraction in Layout XL

Connectivity Extraction Use Model

Connections Recognized by the Extractor

Instance Terminal Connectivity Considered During Extraction

Support for Diffusion Layers During Extraction

Weakly-Connected Instance Pins During Extraction

Connectivity from Attached Labels to Consider During Extraction

Connectivity from stampLabels During Extraction

Extracting a Top-Level Design

Extraction Stop Level

Extracting Hierarchical Cellviews

Extracting Connectivity by Area

Extracting Connectivity for Unverified Areas

Extracting Connectivity by Nets

Enabling and Disabling Incremental Extraction

Connectivity Extraction from Substrate and Well Layers

Soft Connection Extraction

Bulk Area Connectivity Extraction

Bulk Area Connectivity Extraction - Identifying the Substrate Area

Bulk Area Connectivity Extraction - Isolating the Substrate and Well Layers

Bulk Area Connectivity Extraction - Identify the Bulk Area

Bulk Area Connectivity Extraction - Identify the Substrate and Well Tap Vias

Connectivity Propagation through the Substrate and Well Areas

Hierarchical Overlaps Processed During Extraction

Connectivity Extraction from Mosaics

Connectivity Extraction for Stacked Cut Layers

Connectivity Extraction for Recognition Layer

Support for Shape Trimming during Connectivity

Support for Cut Shape Trimming during Extraction

Support for Color-Dependent Shape Trimming

Defining Color-Dependent Stopped Layers

Defining Color-Dependent Stop Layers

Enabling Virtual Connections

Markers Generated by Connectivity Extractor

Grouping Markers in the Annotation Browser

Sorting Markers in the Annotation Browser

Filtering Markers in the Annotation Browser

Assigning Colors to Markers

Zooming In on Markers

Fixing Markers Interactively in Annotation Browser

Hint Support for DRC/DFM Tab of Annotation Browser

8

Design Data Checks

Selecting and Deselecting Nets in Navigator

Selected Net Routing

Locking and Unlocking Nets to Set Routing Status

Editing Net Attributes and Properties

General Probing Behavior

Object Probing Using the Right Mouse Button

Adding a Probe using the Right Mouse Button

Removing Probes using the Right Mouse Button

Dynamic Probing

Probing Objects by Clicking in a Window

Probing Objects using the XL Probe Form

Probing a Hierarchical Design

Net Tracer Toolbar

Adding Net Traces

Saving All Visible Traces

Loading Physical Traces

Creating a Step Trace

Finding Neighboring Shapes of a Traced Shape

Adding a Trace Using the Trace Manager

Editing In Place a Trace

Tracing Nets using Navigator

Checking Shorts, Incomplete Nets, and Illegal Overlaps

Locating Shorts Using Short Locator

Locating the Shapes Causing the Short

Locating Short with Large Number of Common Shapes

Design Check Against Source

Checking a Layout Against a Schematic

Pinning a CAS Glyph Information Balloon

CAS TAB Marker Categories

Fixing CAS Mismatches

Fixing CAS Tab Markers

Suppressing the Check Against Source Form

Ignoring Components with no Schematic Counterpart

Design Check for Layout XL Compliance

Viewing XL Status

Design Check for Manufacturability

Match and Fix Flow

Match and Fix Rule Definition

Running the Batch Checker

Checking Routability Using Batch Checker

Checking Process Rules Using Batch Checker

Checking Connectivity Using Batch Checker

Checking Specialty Routing Using Batch Checker

Checking Fabrication Using Batch Checker

Checking WSP | SP Active Using Batch Checker

Finding Violations Using Annotation Browser

9

Layout XL Design Data Updates

Components and Nets Updates

Updating Components and Nets

Updating Selected Layout Components

Updating Nets and Instance Name Mismatches Only

Specifying the Components to be Updated

I/O Pins and PR Boundary Updates

Updating Layout Constraints

Layout Parameters Updates

Updating Layout Parameter Values in Preselection Mode

Updating Layout Parameter Values in Postselection Mode

Updating Parameter Values for Folded Devices

Excluding a Specific Parameter from the Update

Schematic Parameter Updates

Updating Schematic Parameter Values in Preselection Mode

Updating Schematic Parameter Values in Postselection Mode

Device Correspondence Updates

User-Defined Device Correspondence

Dynamic Updates to the Define Device Correspondence

Defining a One-to-One Device Correspondence

Defining a One-to-Many Device Correspondence

Defining a Many-to-One Device Correspondence

Defining a Many-to-Many Device Correspondence

Assigning Layout Instance Terminals to Nets

Deleting a Device Correspondence

Binding Using the Bind Command in the Shortcut Menu

Define Device Correspondence SKILL Function

Updating the Connectivity Reference

Updating the Schematic View

Updating the Physical Configuration View

Binding Updates

Update Binding Flow

Update Binding Report

Updating All Physical Bindings

10

Troubleshoot Layout XL Issues

Troubleshoot Startup Issues

Troubleshoot Configure Physical Hierarchy

Troubleshoot Constraint Migration

Troubleshoot Parameter Evaluation

Troubleshoot Layout Generation Problems

Troubleshoot Cloning

Troubleshoot Chaining

Troubleshoot Editing

Troubleshoot Connectivity Extraction

Troubleshoot Layout XL Compliance

Troubleshoot Binding Update Issues

Troubleshoot Performance

A

Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables in a .cdsenv or .cdsinit File

Setting Environment Variables in the CIW

Setting Environment Variables in the Connectivity Form

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

abutAddUniqueDummyNet

abuttedPcellParamUpdate

abutSetEditedAsMoved

abutWithoutConnectivity

addlxStickyNetPropOnDummy

allowPinResizing

allowPinResizingInEdit

allowSelectedParamUpdate

alwaysGenerateProps

alwaysUseDescriptionForFiltering

autoHideEmptyTabs

automaticHighlight

autoMirrorChains

autoMirrorFilter

autoPermuteNoAbutProp

autoSavePhysConfigUpdate

autoZoomEnabled

autoZoomIsFixed

backAnnotateInstances

backAnnotateIgnoreBoundMasters

backAnnotatePackingMethod

backAnnotateXSpacing

backAnnotateYSpacing

bindAllCellsInDesign

bindCorrectMaster

bindCreateTransparent

bindCrossRefFile

bindCurrentLevel

bindExtractedNetlistFile

bindFactorWarnLimit

bindFlattenLayoutCreate

bindIgnoreDummies

bindIgnoreDummiesFullyConn

bindIgnoreRouteCells

bindIncrAddIgnore

bindIncrMessage

bindIncrPropagateConn

bindInitInstTerms

bindNewSplitParam

bindPermuteRules

bindPreserveExistingBindings

bindPreserveLayoutHierarchy

bindPreserveUserBindings

bindPVSRulesFile

bindRemoveIgnores

bindRemoveUnboundTerminalsNoPins

bindReportCellsNoTerms

bindReportDummies

bindReportHierarchy

bindReportReduction

bindReportRouteCells

bindReportTerminalMismatch

bindReportUnconnInstTerms

bindUpdateTermName

bindUseFingerWidth

bndRemoveDeviceConnectivity

capacitanceParamNames

casAppendToLogFile

casDisplayBusTerminalsMismatch

casDisplayConnMismatch

casDisplayDummyMismatch

casDisplayMastersMismatch

casDisplayNameMismatch

casDisplayParamsMismatch

casDisplayUnboundInsts

casDisplayedDiffsLimit

casInfoBalloonOnHover

casOpenWorkspace

casMarkerTypeLimit

casUngenRemoveSplitParamDiff

casVisibleUnboundMarkers

chainAbutStrategy

chainAllowSingleBulk

chainCellOrient

chainDummyFlexBothEndNets

chainDummyAbutment

chainDummyUpdate

chainExtendSelection

chainInPlaceDirection

chainMirrorEquivOrients

chainPartitionByNumFins

chainPartitionByCompType

chainPartitionSizeMax

chainPermutePins

chainPreserveExistingChains

chainPreserveRows

chainSyncChains

chainSyncChainsSDFirst

chainUseAbutSpacing

chainUseDeviceOrder

checkRFUnimplementedTerms

checkCellsAsLeaf

checkDuplicateObjects

checkExcludeCellViews

checkExtractLayout

checkMasterCompType

checkMissingParamsOrProps

checkMissingTermPins

checkParamsOnly

checkRemoveDevice

checkShortsAndOpens

checkStateConfirmModeChange

checkStrictFingers

checkTermLabelAllowBracketDiff

cloneArrayFlipFirstColumn

cloneArrayFlipFirstRow

cloneArrayFlipNextFromPreviousColumn

cloneArrayFlipNextFromPreviousRow

cloneArrayRowOrColValue

cloneArrayXSpacing

cloneArrayYSpacing

cloningAutomaticUpdateLayoutParameters

cloningDoExactMatch

cloneNumberPerRowOrCol

cloneSynchronizeUnlockedColor

cloneTransformFrom

cloningSearchIn

cloningSearchInConstraintOnly

cloningSearchInSelSetOnly

cloningUpdateConstraint

constraintAwareEditing

cphCheckEmptyConfig

cphCheckTopCellName

cphHierForceDescendStopLibs

cphIncrementalElab

cphLayoutLibraryInLibList

cphMasterLibraryOnly

cphNonDefaultAutomaticName

cphPromptConfigOrSchematic

cphScrollShowCellsMenu

cphShowInstanceColumns

cphStopLogicalElabAtPhysLeaf

cphStrictSchematicCheck

cphUseLayoutLibrary

cphUseLayoutViewName

createBoundaryLabel

createImplicitBusTerminals

createPinsFromLabels

crossSelectInstTerm

crossSelectLayoutShape

deleteConfirmModeChange

deleteUnmatchedInsts

deleteUnmatchedPins

deviceExtractType

disableCASOptionsPopUp

disableVXLClonedModgenEditPopUp

displayConfigureTab

dummyBackAnnotateLocalNetActive

dummyBackAnnotateRelaxActiveRule

electricalPinSetup

enableCloneColoringSupport

equivalentAbutClasses

excludedViewList

extractShortLocatorAutoZoomToFit

extractShortLocatorCommonShapesColor

extractShortLocatorDisplayMode

extractShortLocatorHaloTransparency

extractShortLocatorHighlightLimit

extractShortLocatorNetColor1

extractShortLocatorNetColor2

extractShortLocatorNumThreads

extractShortLocatorOtherShapesColor

extractShortLocatorShowInstancePins

extractShortLocatorShowPinsAndLabels

extractShortLocatorShowVirtualLabelNetOnShapes

extractShortLocatorTrueColor

extractShortLocatorUseInstancePins

extractShortLocatorVirtualLabelNetOnShapesFontHeight

extractShowMustConnectMarkers

extractShowUnimplementedInstTerms

extractShowWeakMarkers

fingerSplitSetWidth

flattenHierNameSep

flattenKeepLabels

flattenPreserveConn

flattenPreserveUnthreadedConn

flightLineEnable

flightLineForAllMustConnectInstTerms

foldEnforceWidthMatch

foldFingerSplitUseSchWidth

foldIgnoreMfactor

foldInPlaceDirection

foldOptimizeSupplyAndGroundNets

foldUseThreshold

generateModgens

generatePinsDisplayLimit

generateXSpacing

generateYSpacing

hideDraglinesForGlobalNets

hideMarkersWhenBrowserHidden

hierMfactorNames

hierSummaryColumns

hierSummaryLogFileName

highlightColors

highlightedIsSelectable

highlightObjRMB

highlightPotentialSwap

highlightPotentialSwapColor

highlightShapes

ignoreTermsWithNonRoutingLabels

incrementalCasLimit

incompleteNetFilter

incompleteNetFilterDefaultList

incompleteNetFilterMode

inductanceParamNames

initAreaFuncName

initAspectRatio

initAspectRatioOption

initCreateBoundary

initCreateInstances

initCreatePadPins

initCreateSnapBoundary

initEstimateArea

initGlobalNetPins

initIOLabelType

initIOPinLayerNames

initIOPinPurposeNames

initPinMultiplicity

initPrBoundaryH

initPrBoundaryW

initUtilization

insertChainAbutViolation

lamReadFileMessage

lamReadUserLibs

lxAbutPassGroupIdToEvent1

lxAllowPseudoParallelNets

lxcuAllCellsInDesign

lxcuAllCellsInLibrary

lxcuCreateHTMLReport

lxcuDetailedReturn

lxcuExcludeCells

lxcuFilterMessage

lxcuIncludeCells

lxcuLayoutComplete

lxcuLogFileDirectory

lxcuOpenHTMLReport

lxcuOpenWorkspace

lxcuWithoutSchematic

lxChainAlignNMOS

lxChainAlignPMOS

lxCanSwapSDFunction

lxDummyBackAnnotateAll

lxDummyBackAnnotateMFactor

lxDummyBackAnnotateMFactorName

lxDummyBackAnnotateMissingTerm

lxEvalCDFCallbacks

lxFingeringNames

lxGenerateInBoundary

lxGenerationOrientation

lxGenerationTopLevelOnly

lxGetSignifDigits

lxGroundNetNames

lxInitResetSource

lxLocalAbutment

lxPositionCompact

lxPositionMinSep

lxPositionPinsOnBoundary

lxPositionUseInstPrB

lxRetainFoldOrient

lxSchematicDefaultApp

lxSchematicEditMode

lxSchExtractTopLevelOnly

lxStackMinimalFolding

lxStackPartitionParameters

lxSupplyNetNames

lxSwapSDFunction

lxUpdateFoldedWidth

lxValidateXLParameterEvaluation

lxWidthTolerance

makeCellCreatePins

makeCellPinsBelowBoundary

makeCellPRBoundary

makeCellPreserveConn

makeCellTransparent

matchedToIgnore

netTracerAutoZoomOnSelected

netTracerComputeNeighborNet

netTracerComputeNeighborNetMethod

netTracerConnectedLayer

netTracerConstraintGroup

netTracerCrossHighlightNetInSchematic

netTracerDisplayDepth

netTracerDisplayMode

netTracerExcludePurposes

netTracerExcludePurposesName

netTracerFromNet

netTracerHaloFadeoutShapes

netTracerHaloForPins

netTracerHaloForShapes

netTracerHaloStyleThick

netTracerHaloTransparency

netTracerMaxCutShapes

netTracerNeighborsOnLayer

netTracerNumShapesLimitForRefresh

netTracerNumThreads

netTracerPopupSelectionWindow

netTracerRegion

netTracerSaveMethod

netTracerShowPreview

netTracerStartLevel

netTracerStepMode

netTracerStopLayer

netTracerStopLevel

netTracerUpdateIncrementally

netTracerViaLayer

opticalPinSetup (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

paramsToIgnoreForCheck

passFigIdsToEvent3

phoAbutClass (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoAbutFunction (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoComposeMaster (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoComposeMasterPromptOff (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoAbutNonPcells (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoPinInputAngle (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoPinLayer (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoPinRadius (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

phoPinWidth (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

physOnlyTerminalsRemoveBang

pibCreateBlockageType

pibCreatePinLPPChoice

pibFloatPurposeNames

pibPinPurposeName

pibPurposeNames

pibPushAllAsBlockage

pibPushBlockage

pibPushCloseWire

pibPushNonPowerGndNet

pibPushPowerGndNet

pibPushSelection

pibReMasterInst

pibWSPActivePattern

placeCloneAsArray

prefixLayoutInstNamesWithPipe

preserveAreaBoundary

preserveBlockages

preserveClusters

preserveClusterBoundaries

preservePRBoundary

preserveSnapBoundary

preserveSnapPatterns

preserveTrackPattern

probeCycleHilite

probeDuringCreate

probeHiliteLayer

processBatchViolations

propagateAssignNet

propsUsedToIgnoreObjs

propsUsedToIgnoreObjsForCheck

removeDuplicateObjects

renameClonesWhenFamilyIsRenamed

renameConflictingLayoutInstances

resistanceParamNames

saveViewSubType

schematicWindow

schLayLibraryPair

segmentParamNames

showDraglinesForDistantConns

showIncompleteNets

showPropagateConnectivityReport

showUnplacedInstances

smartDeletePathSegBetweenVia

snapCpaToPlacementGrid

stretchWithPRBoundary

substrateNetParamNames

suppressAbutFailMsgs

suppressExpansion

swapIncludeOrientation

transistorWidthParamNames

turnInfixOffWhenSmartSnapping

unfoldUseLayoutWidths

updateBindMfactorSplit

updateBindPhysicalBinding

updateBindUsePhysicalBinding

updateLayoutInstNames

updateLayoutNetNames

updateLayoutParameters

updateNetMinMaxVoltage

updateNetSigType

updateOneToOneMappings

updateParamChangeNumFolds

updateParamCopyFolds

updateParamsForCheck

updatePlaceBelowBoundary

updatePlacementStatus

updatePlacementStatusInBoundary

updateReplacesMasters

updateSchParamWithEvalValue

updateSelectedComponents

updateWithMarkers

useConstantAreaStretch

useHierMfactorNames

vlGenAutoDetectCells

vlGenCreateCells

vlGenCreateCellsInPhysConfigLib

vplGenCreateCells

vplGenSetDefaultLayout

xlComplianceCheckDevices

xlComplianceCreateCasMarkers

xlComplianceFilter

xlComplianceHtml

xlComplianceHtmlOpen

xlComplianceLogDir

xlComplianceLogs

xlStatusHierShorts

Batch Checker Environment Variables

WSP | SP Active Checker Environment Variables

ignoreValidJogs

Placement Checker Environment Variables

reportViolations

GUI Options and Corresponding Environment Variables

Hidden Environment Variables with No Corresponding GUI Option

B

Command Quick Reference

C

Layout XL Properties

Setting Layout XL Properties

abNetsColumnValue Property

abutAccessDir Property

abutClass Property

abutCondInclusion Property

abutFunction Property

abutGateNet Property

abutMosStretchMat Property

abutStretchMat Property

abutOffset Property

caeIgnoreInCluster Property

extractStopLevel Property

extractToLevel Property

ignore Property

lvsIgnore Property

lxAutoAbut Property

lxAutoSpace Property

lxCombination Property

lxLocalAbutment Property

lxMfactorSplit Property

lxNetNamePrefix Property

lxParamsToCheck Property

lxParamsToIgnore Property

lxParamsToIgnoreForCheck Property

lxRemoveDevice Property

lxSeriesTerms Property

lxSfactorSplit Property

lxStickyNet Property

lxStopList Property

lxUseCell Property

lxViewList Property

mfactor Property

nonStickyTerminals Property

permuteRule Property

physOnly Property

sfactor Property

vxlInstSpacingDir Property

vxlInstSpacingRule Property

D

Layout XL Forms

Add Area Estimators Form

Add A New Pin Form

Add Soft Pin Form

Application Readiness Checker Form

Assign Layout Instance Terminals Form

Assign Nets Form

Annotation Browser Options Form

Back Annotate Dummies Form

Batch Checker Form

Block Parameters using Physical View Form

Check Against Source Form

Check XL Compliance Form

Clone Array Settings Form

Composite Waveguide Editor Form (Virtuoso Photonics Option)

Connectivity Form

Convert Libraries to Use Physical Configuration Views Form

Create Cluster Boundary Form

Create Group Array Form

Create Feed Through Terminal Block Pins Form

Create Path Form

Create Physical Configuration View Form

Custom Show Filter Form

Define Device Correspondence Form

Design Summary Form

Edit Net Attributes Form

Edit Soft Blocks Form

Extract Layout Form

Extractor Diagnostics Options Form

Generate Chained Devices Form

Generate Clones Form

Generate Folded Devices Form

Generate Layout Form

Generate Selected Components Form

Generate Selected Components - Pin Options Form

Incomplete Net Filter Form

Instance/Pin List Form

Load Physical View Form

Load Traced Nets View Form

Master Variant Form

Match And Fix Form

Modify Correspondence Form

Move Cells Form

Net Name Display Options Form

Net Tracer Custom Setup Form

Net Tracer Display Options Form

Net Tracer Neighbors Form

Net Tracer Options Form

Open Physical Configuration View Form

Permutation Information Form

Save Short Locator View Form

Save Traced Nets View Form

Selection Options Form

Set Net Order Form

Set Pin Label Text Style Form

Short Locator Form

Smart Display Options Form

Soft Block Global Options Form

Startup Option Form

Swap Components Form

Trace Manager Form

Update Binding Form

Update Clone Families Form

Update Components and Nets Form

Update Connectivity Reference Form

Update Layout Device List Form

E

Configure Physical Hierarchy Window

Hierarchy Configuration Mode in the CPH Window

Component Types Mode in the CPH Window

Soft Block Mode in the CPH Window

F

Library and Attributes Mapping File Syntax

LAM File Locations

Basic LAM File Structure

LAM File Logical Section

LAM File Support for SDL Pcell

LAM File Physical Section

LAM File Component Type Section

LAM File Mapping Section

Wildcard Support for Cell-Level Mapping

Sample LAM File

G

Layout XL Assistants

Annotation Browser Assistant

Annotation Browser Toolbar

Annotation Browser Tabs

Annotation Browser Pane

Annotation Browser Description Pane

Annotation Browser Shortcut Menus

Schematic Assistant

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