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Transfer Layout from Encounter SOC to Virtuoso PROBLEM !!!

AlhassanFattin
AlhassanFattin over 15 years ago

Dear all
i have a problem, i have requested to fabricate a chip with mosis, and i had IBM 0.13 DM cmrf8sf Kit, and i designed my system using encounter SOC as a place and route tool, the problem is that i want to export to mosis the GDS file, BUT the file that i got from mosis was a mapping file for Cadence (Virtuoso) not for SOCe !!!!
so i tried many things to transfer my design from encounter to virtuoso but in vain !!!
i tried the following
1- i tried to save the layout as an OpenAccess from encounter and then reopen it directly from virtouso, the problem in that virtuoso dont see the layers properly and said that layer purpose pair is missing !!!! i really dont know how to add my technology files properly to make the virtuoso open my design properly !!

2- then i tried to export the design as a DEF file, but really i dont know how to open it from virtuoso as i triend just to CIW->File->Import-> DEFin and tried to fill in the wanted spaces, but i got the errors that the virtuoso cant find the V1_H and V1_V in the refrence library !!!

can anyone help in that ?? and if someone has any detailed way of how to transfer my design to virtuoso i would be really thankful.
Thanks in advance

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  • Alex Soyer
    Alex Soyer over 15 years ago

     Hi,

    An other suggestion.

    I assume you have started Encounter with a LEF techno.

    If this is the case then :

    1.create a new library which should be 'reference' the technology library

    2.import the LEF with technology info on this new library, it should create all missing vias and layers

    3.save your design from Encounter in this new library

    Please keep me posted,

    Alex

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  • Alex Soyer
    Alex Soyer over 15 years ago

     Hi,

    An other suggestion.

    I assume you have started Encounter with a LEF techno.

    If this is the case then :

    1.create a new library which should be 'reference' the technology library

    2.import the LEF with technology info on this new library, it should create all missing vias and layers

    3.save your design from Encounter in this new library

    Please keep me posted,

    Alex

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