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CASPA: Innovation with Chinese Characteristics

A couple of times per year, the Chinese American Semiconductor Professionals Association (CASPA) holds a meeting. Despite the name, you don't have to be Chinese to go, and all the presentations are in...

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RE: How to move cells from "Uncategorized" category to other Categories

Hi Arvinder, I just tried this and it worked fine for me. How did you transfer the cells from Uncategorized into another category? For me I just picked a category in the library manager, and used...

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RE: DBID of overlapping components

If you would do it without the Allegro DRC system then you need to check each component to all other components. Quickest way to do this is first check bBox overlap, if so then check if the polygon is...

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RE: Library Re-characterization Guide

Hi, let me elaborate my question a bit. I understand that slew/load values do come from the template file. Infact for a new cell library from the scratch, I know these slew values have to be measured...

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RE: Library Re-characterization Guide

with -auto_index option, Liberate uses min/max_transition values defined by user to calculate the index table. With multiple corners, min/max_transition values can be defined either individually for...

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ADE-XL: possible to change binding of "Open Terminal" button (launch xterm)?

Hi! I recently switched from IC617 to ICADV12.2 (64b.500.5), and now when I press the "Open Terminal" button in ADE-XL (results tab), two strange things happen: 1) It doesn't open the terminal on the...

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RE: Project Management Software

[quote userid="126882" url="~/cadence_technology_forums/f/pcb-design/39952/project-management-software/1356320#1356320"]Anguish and sorrow can come from modifying a cad file before checking to see if...

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RE: about lines startend points

axlCmdRegister( "autoPlace" 'autoPlace) defun( autoPlace () let( (RLP symbPg symbPth allSymbols allSymbolss) axlSetFindFilter(?enabled list("noall" "Lines") ?onButtons list("noall" "Lines")) allSymbols...

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RE: ADE-XL: possible to change binding of "Open Terminal" button (launch xterm)?

Hi Jorge, I don't believe it would ever have picked up an alias from your .cshrc because it always ran the command via system() which uses "sh" rather than "csh". Nothing has changed in this respect...

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RE: Strange problem when working with small currents in ADE L

If I've understood what you're trying to do correctly here, then you are mistaken in your belief that doubling W is the same as doubling the multiplier. It isn't. The effective width of the transistor...

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RE: Custom digital placer can't use tap-cell

In the Component tab in the Placement Planning form, did you specify the component type in the "Insert Tap Cells" section to be gf55npksssstSUB? See page 27 (and page 17) of IC617: Basic VCP/VSR...

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RE: ADE-XL: possible to change binding of "Open Terminal" button (launch xterm)?

Thanks for your prompt reply, Andrew! I indeed had the variable set to just 'xterm'; switching to 'xterm -rv' did the trick W.r.t. the directory issue, your debugging suggestion pointed the culprit: a...

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RE: set parameter in definition files of adexl but given error of variable...

Thank you, Andrew B: I was really frustrated initially when my code was treated as spam/abusive. I have tried your suggestion of applying mismatchlevel=1 and it works and I am able to see the ac...

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Unable to create Ground or +5V plane in Allegro 16.2

I am creating PCB in Allegro PCB designer 16.2.. While putting ground or +5V plane, it is getting shorted.. Clearances mentioned in CM are not getting considered. Further, I am not getting "shape fill"...

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RE: about lines startend points

You set your find filter to "lines" and then expect to get symbols returned!

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RE: How to move cells from "Uncategorized" category to other Categories

Hi Arvinder, Yes, that would be a good idea - I can't imagine what could be wrong. I'd take a look at the contents of the files on disk - the libName .TopCat and the various *.Cat files in the library...

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RE: about lines startend points

oh, im sorry. for test your code post above, i think it's not a keywords, im not change it. i changed the symbol and allSymbol to myLines & allLines and test it just now, it's the same result. the...

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RE: about lines startend points

Just as confused. A path is a child of a symbol.

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RE: about lines startend points

i cant understand your means actually, how can i solve this problem? could you explain it to me more detail?

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RE: Issues with nanoroute Soc Encounter

Hi Bilal, Can you kindly check on this - https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1Od0000000nW44EAE&pageName=ArticleContent&sq=005d0000001T5z4AAC_2018863851307 Regards,...

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