Laker User Guide and Tutorial

Laker User Guide and Tutorial Laker Custom IC Design Solutions (Laker 3.2v4p3) SpringSoft, Inc. Hsinchu, Taiwan and San Jose, CA www.springsoft.comPrinting Printed on July 28, 2009. Version TMThis manual supports the Laker Custom Layout Automation System 3.2 and higher versions. You should use the documentation from the version of the installed software you are currently using. Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission of SpringSoft, Inc.: No. 25, Industry East Road IV Science-Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C. or 2025 Gateway Place, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 95110 www.springsoft.com Copyright (c) 1999-2009 SpringSoft, Inc. Trademarks Laker, MCell, and LakerWave are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpringSoft USA, Inc. or SpringSoft, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The product names used in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Confidentiality The information in this document is confidential and is covered by a license agreement between SpringSoft and your organization. Distribution and disclosure are restricted. Restricted Rights The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.Contents Contents About This Book 1 Overview.............................................................................................................1 Audience .............................................................................................................1 Book Organization..............................................................................................1 Conventions Used in This Book.........................................................................2 Related Publications ...........................................................................................3 How to Reach SpringSoft, Inc. ...........................................................................3 User Interface 5 Overview.............................................................................................................5 Common User Interface Features .......................................................................6 Window Banner ............................................................................................6 Pull-down Menus ..........................................................................................7 Mnemonic Keys ............................................................................................7 Bind Keys......................................................................................................7 Esc Key .........................................................................................................7 On-line Help..................................................................................................7 Toolbar Icons ................................................................................................8 Mouse Operations .........................................................................................8 Mouse Operations for Selection ..............................................................8 Mouse Operations for Creation ...............................................................8 Mouse Operations for Editing .................................................................9 Mouse Operations for Zooming and Panning..........................................9 Mouse Operations in the Layout Table Pane...........................................9 Right-click Command Menus .......................................................................9 Main Window User Interface ...........................................................................10 Toolbar Icon ................................................................................................10 Message Pane ..............................................................................................10 Design Window User Interface ........................................................................12 Toolbar Icons ..............................................................................................12 Layout Window Pane..................................................................................14 Design Hierarchy Browser Pane .................................................................14 Schematic Window Pane.............................................................................14 Content Window Pane.................................................................................14 Layer Table Pane.........................................................................................14 Scroll Bar...............................................................................................18 Laker User Guide and Tutorial iContents Resize Controller ...................................................................................18 Purpose Name........................................................................................18 Set Layer Selectable/Unselectable.........................................................18Visible/Invisible ....................................................................19 Set All Layers Visible............................................................................19 Set All Layers Selectable.......................................................................19 Change Layer Order ..............................................................................19 Set Layer Color/Pattern Attributes ........................................................20 Status Bar ....................................................................................................20 Tcl Command Line Area .......................................................................21 Message Line Area ................................................................................21 Current Active Layer .............................................................................21 Status for Rule-driven Editing Mode.....................................................23 Status for Snap Modes...........................................................................30 Selection Schemes ............................................................................................32 Pre-Selection ...............................................................................................32 Single Selection...........................................................................................32 Area Selection .............................................................................................33 Cycle Selection............................................................................................33 Multiple Selection .......................................................................................34 Decrease Selection ......................................................................................34 Used with the Edit Commands....................................................................34 Quick Start 37 Overview...........................................................................................................37 Lesson 1: Import GDSII Stream Design...........................................................38 Lesson 2: Import LEF Design...........................................................................40 Before You Start .........................................................................................40 Prepare Information File for LEF/DEF .................................................40 Import LEF File into Laker .........................................................................41 Lesson 3: Import DEF Design ..........................................................................43 Lesson 4: Open the Design ...............................................................................45 Open a Stream Design.................................................................................45 Open DEF Design .......................................................................................48 Lesson 5: Understand the Design .....................................................................51 Highlight Net...............................................................................................51 Hierarchical Net Tracer...............................................................................53 UDD Tutorial 55 Creating a User-defined Device........................................................................55 Before You Start .........................................................................................55 ii Laker User Guide and TutorialContents Main Window: Cell -> UDD -> New UDD ..........................................55 Design Window .....................................................................................55 Importing UDD Layout...............................................................................56 Creating Shapes and Evaluating Constraints ..............................................57 Correcting the UDD ....................................................................................62 Saving the UDD ..........................................................................................65 Summary .....................................................................................................65 Spare Cell Management 67 Overview...........................................................................................................67 How to Use It....................................................................................................67 Novas nECO Integration 71 Overview...........................................................................................................71 Drag-and-Drop Operation................................................................