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No more room in the database

I'm adding 1000's of vias in an IC package design, to the point that APD error's out and my SKILL application ends. I've tried using "gc", purging things, dbcheck (actually adds to the memory usage) , etc. but havn't found any clean solution to reduce the amount of memory being used by APD. The only solution I have found is to save the design then reopen it, not a pretty solution. Does anyone know of a cleaner solution?

Thanks,

Craig

fxffxf over 13 years ago

Read the Skill doc on axlDBCloak
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aCraig over 13 years ago

I forgot to mention I did use axlDBCloak. The final memory usage when it exits is 2.8G. After recoverying the .SAV it was about 90% of the 7200 pins were complete.
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fxffxf over 13 years ago

I would then check the following:
- if the design has dynamic shapes make sure you are use the 'shape option to axlDBCloak
- is the operation of adding all of the vias wrapped in a single dbcloak call?
- if transactions are enabled ( axlDBTransactionStart ) consider turing off transaction code and see if it makes a difference
If you still run out of space, you should report the problem to Cadence.
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aCraig over 13 years ago

The 'shape option was the solution. Execution when from 3+hrs to 4mins!!
Thanks for the help,
Craig
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