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Issue running Assura/Quantus on design in gpdk045_v_6_0 that uses mimcaps

mmxcmu
mmxcmu over 2 years ago

Hi,

I have a version of gpdk045_v_6_0 downloaded that I have been using. Virtuoso/Assura version info:

@(#)$CDS: virtuoso version 6.1.8-64b 04/17/2019 00:06 (sjfhw317) $
@(#)$CDS: assura_64 version av4.1:Production:dfII6.1.8-64b:IC6.1.8-64b.83 12/20/2018 04:02 (sjfib187) $
sub-version IC6.1.8-64b.500.3
@(#)$CDS: spectre version 17.1.0 64bit 05/09/2019 15:12 (sjfsb184) $

I made a simple circuit with a mimcap, laid out the circuit, and wanted to run post-layout extracted simulations, but ran into some issues.
Some relevant portions of the log are below:

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Loaded gpdk045/libInit.il successfully!
*WARNING* No library model for device "g45inda".
*WARNING* (DB-270211): dbOpenCellViewByType: Failed to open cellview (g45cmim ivpcell) from lib (gpdk045) in 'r' mode because cellview does not exist, or cellview type is not recognized by dbOpenCellViewByType.
*WARNING* No library model for device "g45cmim ivpcell gpdk045".
ERROR (AVPXV-10019): Device g45cmim does not exist in database.

ERROR: Assura is terminating because some library models do not exist.
Your rules and your dfII model libraries are inconsistent.
Assura requires all library models in the rule file be present
in the database when running rcx with the "extracted_view"
option.

*WARNING* No library model for device "g45inds".
INFO (LBRCXU-111): Warning /usr/cds/assura-41-618/tools.lnx86/assura/bin/rcxToDfII exit with bad status

INFO (LBRCXU-112): Warning Status 256

INFO (LBRCXU-113): Warning Quantus execution terminated

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By looking at assura/extract.rul, it seems as if there are some lines starting on line 2142:

extractCAP("g45cmim" _mimcap CapMetal("PLUS") metal10_conn("MINUS")
pwell("B") spiceModel("mimcap") cellView("g45cmim ivpcell gpdk045")
flagMalformed)

I don’t quite understand what this is doing (this language is a bit unfamiliar to me), but it seems as if this is the cause of the issue.
If I change the g45cmim in the cellView call to be mimcap, the extraction appears to succeed.
My question now is - was this cellView call with g45cmim intentional? That cell doesn’t exist in gpdk045 as far as I can tell, so I am a bit confused as to why we are trying to reference a non-existent cell.

Thanks!

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    It appears to be a bug in the extract.rul, I agree. I filed a change request (CCR 2786202) to get this fixed. Either fixing the extract.rul file as you've done, or using PVS rather than Assura for LVS will solve the problem (the PVS deck uses the correct name).

    Regards,

    Andrew

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    It appears to be a bug in the extract.rul, I agree. I filed a change request (CCR 2786202) to get this fixed. Either fixing the extract.rul file as you've done, or using PVS rather than Assura for LVS will solve the problem (the PVS deck uses the correct name).

    Regards,

    Andrew

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