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

chainOptimize

layoutXL chainOptimize cyclic { "Tracks" | "Abutments" | "Both" }

Description

Optimizes the chains by minimizing the tracks or maximizing the abutments or both.

The default value is "Both".

GUI Equivalent

None

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "chainOptimize")
envSetVal("layoutXL" "chainOptimize" 'cyclic "Tracks")
envSetVal("layoutXL" "chainOptimize" 'cyclic "Abutments")

Related Topics

Connectivity Form

Generate Chained Devices Form

Chaining Transistors Automatically during Layout Generation

lxChain

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables

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