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Problem using QRC with Calibre input

mbhealy

 Hi All,

 I'm trying to use QRC to provide me with SPICE netlist output using Calibre LVS inputs.

 I have tried to follow the QRC with Calibre Input section of the QRC user guide but I've run into a problem.

 I'm getting the following error:

 INFO (LBRCXM-630): Starting extraction...

ERROR (AGDPRP-31023): syntax error in file ./query_output/Design.lph, line 2

;|INFO (RCXSPIC-27150): The following forked command failed. Contact Cadence Customer Support for assistance.
 agdsPrep -V -rundir ./query_output -outdir ./qrc_run -e ./techdir/lvsfile:Design.alm,Design.ilf -pl Design.ports -mcell ./qrc_run/Design.hcl -d Design.devtab -prefix ./qrc_run/prefixfile -l ./techdir/lvsfile -i Design.ixf,Design.lph,Design.sph:Design.gdx -n Design.nxf,Design.stl:Design.gnx -s Design_pin_xy.spi:Design.xcn,hccidtmfile

 When I try to run the forked command 'agdsPrep -V ...' as a separate run I get  a licensing error:

 ERROR (LBLIC-14003): Neither one of the following required licenses are available:
  (Virtuoso_QRC_Extraction_XL + QRC_Advanced_Modeling) or
  (Encounter_QRC_Extraction_XL + QRC_Advanced_Modeling) or
  Virtuoso_QRC_Extraction_GXL or
  Encounter_QRC_Extraction_GXL.

 

The Design.lph file was created from the Calibre query_output command and doesn't look malformed in any way, so I don't know if that error is spurious and really it's a licensing problem. Unfortunately I can't figure out which product number  QRC_Advanced_Modeling is from our product guide. We have  Virtuoso_QRC_Extraction_XL (QRCX300) and   "Virtuoso Advanced Analysis GXL option" (QRCX310) installed. Does anyone know the product number for QRC_Advanced_Modeling? As in QRCX310 or something? This is for university use if that matters.

 

Thanks!

Michael

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  •  Hi Quek,

     Here is the header section of Design.lph:

    # SVDB: Layout Placement Hierarchy (lph) (File format 1)
    # SVDB: Layout Primary core1
    # SVDB: Rules -0 /home/gtcad/mbhealy/nsa/new_virt/lvs_run/_master_top_lvs.cal_ Sat Feb 27 14:29:29 2010
    # SVDB: GDSII -0 /home/gtcad/mbhealy/ifc/extract/qrc/core1.calibre.db
    # SVDB: SNL -0 _source.net_
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB: End of header.
    % AND2X1  5
    M0  MN  4
    ...

     I'm not sure if I'm using 911HF3, but here is the output of qrc -v

    Name           : qrc - Cadence Extraction QRC - (64-bit)
    Description    : Parasitic Extractor
    Version        : 9.1.1-p010
    Build Ref. No. : 559611
    IR Build No.   : 12342
    Build Date     : Thu Feb 25 17:45:23 PST 2010

     A fairly recent build I think.

     Thanks for the pointer to Table 1-1. That helps. Unfortunately it looks like QRCX320 has not been made available to my university. I hope that that isn't the problem.

     Regards,

    Michael

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  •  Hi Quek,

     Here is the header section of Design.lph:

    # SVDB: Layout Placement Hierarchy (lph) (File format 1)
    # SVDB: Layout Primary core1
    # SVDB: Rules -0 /home/gtcad/mbhealy/nsa/new_virt/lvs_run/_master_top_lvs.cal_ Sat Feb 27 14:29:29 2010
    # SVDB: GDSII -0 /home/gtcad/mbhealy/ifc/extract/qrc/core1.calibre.db
    # SVDB: SNL -0 _source.net_
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB:
    # SVDB: End of header.
    % AND2X1  5
    M0  MN  4
    ...

     I'm not sure if I'm using 911HF3, but here is the output of qrc -v

    Name           : qrc - Cadence Extraction QRC - (64-bit)
    Description    : Parasitic Extractor
    Version        : 9.1.1-p010
    Build Ref. No. : 559611
    IR Build No.   : 12342
    Build Date     : Thu Feb 25 17:45:23 PST 2010

     A fairly recent build I think.

     Thanks for the pointer to Table 1-1. That helps. Unfortunately it looks like QRCX320 has not been made available to my university. I hope that that isn't the problem.

     Regards,

    Michael

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