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Message started by WZN on Dec 10^th, 2006, 9:01pm

Title: Export layout from Encounter to Virtuoso
Post by WZN on Dec 10^th, 2006, 9:01pm

Hi,

I am having some issues importing an Encounter layout into Virtuoso layout editor. First, I tried saving my layout as DEF in Encounter.
Then, I imported it using the "import DEF" option in design framework. I believed I entered all the required information in the import menu
correctly(such as the standard cell lib name and location etc.). However, the layout I got in Virtuoso contained only interconnects. All the cell instances are missing. Any suggestions on what might have happened? The DEF version I used was 5.5 when exporting and my Cadence version is 5.1.41.

I also tried saving my layout in GDS format in Encounter. But the StreamOut.Map file I have is not correctly matched to the technology I
am using. Therefore, the layout I got in Virtuoso has wrong layers. My second question is if there is a way to automatically generate
StreamOut.Map file.

I am new to Encounter, your help will be highly appreciated.

WZN