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Inas
Inas over 10 years ago

Hello,

Now i have a simply skill code to generate a layout having a transistor, and i entered the parameters in a list.

one of the parameters i want o write is the SDshrink but i can't find out how to use it (write it).

ALso i confusde about the CDF parameter types and values, how can i know what should i write?

Thanks alot

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    Andrew Beckett over 10 years ago

    Unknown said:
    so you mean use it just to have a guide fro me how to do certain thing with layout but in the reverse way right?

    I don't really understand your question. All I was saying that dbWriteSkill merely produces code that will reproduce the cellView in question - it's not a good example of how you would build a layout or schematic from SKILL, apart from learning what the arguments to the individual functions do (which you could also get from the documentation).

    Similarly, using the SKILL code from the graphical PCell editor is not a great route either - this graphical pcell interface is very old and has not had significant work done on it for many years now.

    Kind Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 10 years ago

    Unknown said:
    so you mean use it just to have a guide fro me how to do certain thing with layout but in the reverse way right?

    I don't really understand your question. All I was saying that dbWriteSkill merely produces code that will reproduce the cellView in question - it's not a good example of how you would build a layout or schematic from SKILL, apart from learning what the arguments to the individual functions do (which you could also get from the documentation).

    Similarly, using the SKILL code from the graphical PCell editor is not a great route either - this graphical pcell interface is very old and has not had significant work done on it for many years now.

    Kind Regards,

    Andrew.

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