[Cadence Virtuoso] matching schematic transistors with interdigitated layout counterparts

 Hi calbear2009,

 which version of Virtuoso do you use ?

In Layout XL you can use the 'Define Device Correspondance' feature in the 'Connectivity' menu (on layout side).

You can map multiple schematic instances to one layout instance.

Thanks,

Alex

Thanks for the reply.

I am using Virtuoso Layout Editor 5.10.41...

In this version, there is no 'Define Device Correspondence' in the 'Connectivity' menu,

though there is a 'Device Correspondence' in the 'Create' menu.

I can map one schematic instance to multiple layout instances here, but cadence won't allow

me to do vice versa (dragging will not select multiple schematic instances). Any help would be great.Thanks!

Could you please explain how you could have multiple devices in schematic to be bound with only device on layout ?

If you have interdigitated transistors in the layout I assumed you had multiples device or maybe you have created an extra level of hiearchy.

 In case you have added a level of hierarchy then you need to create this extra level of hierarchy in the schematic as well.

Anyway I'll check but I think in 5.1.41 you could not map one layout device to multiple schematic devices.

Thanks,

Alex

I had a bunch of transistor devices in schematic, but combined them as one transistor cell in layout (with multiple fingers).

I realized this is probably the toughest way to go.

Instead, I generated a transistor cell in layout for each transistor in schematic, and then overlapped the source or drains

of each transistor layout cell with another to create the interdigitation I desired. This fixed the problem I had, and the cells were

already mapped between schematic and layout.

I guess this is why cadence will not let me map one layout device to multiple schematic devices, since no one would do something dumb like I did. Thank you very much for helping me along the way.