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ADS layout can not read GDSII file which is created in cadence (Read 2718 times)
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ADS layout can not read GDSII file which is created in cadence
Oct 18th, 2008, 7:58pm
 
Hi,all

  I design a RF circuit in cadence,and get layout in cadence virtuso,I want to do EM simulation in ADS momentum, so I plan to create GDF file in cadence ,then read this GDF file in ADS ,at last  do  EM  simulation. But ,when I read GDF file in ADS, top metal ( metal 4) shapes can not be read, I can not explain why
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Reply #1 - Oct 19th, 2008, 10:19pm
 
I just resolve it, thank everyone who reguard this question.

when cadence creates gds file, a doc which contain layer information is creates ,too. According to this layer information, set up layers in ads layout, then read that gds file, it works.
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